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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is below the apartment?
(a) Kurnitz's Kracker Jack Store.
(b) Kurnitz's Kiddy Store.
(c) Kurnitz's Kandy Store.
(d) Kurnitz's Kool Store.

2. From where does Bella arrive home?
(a) Her friend's home.
(b) Another afternoon at the movies.
(c) School.
(d) Work.

3. What have Arty and Jay received?
(a) A note from the doctor.
(b) Report cards.
(c) Letters from their mother.
(d) Another letter from their father.

4. What is there more of at this home than Arty and Jay could ever have imagined?
(a) Family members.
(b) Intrigue.
(c) Fun.
(d) Food.

5. Whose living room is it?
(a) Grandma Kurnitz's.
(b) Arty Kurnitz's.
(c) Eddie Kurnitz's.
(d) Great Uncle Louie Kurnitz's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Johnny and Bella need for their plan to work?

2. Why are their feelings short-lived?

3. Why are the boys strangers to this place?

4. What does it mean to be stealthy?

5. Where are two strange men located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louis share with the boys?

2. What does Grandma take away from Bella?

3. How grateful is Eddie for what his mother has done for him?

4. How does this scene begin?

5. Describe the boys' exit.

6. How does Bella react to their responses?

7. Why is Bella in a good mood?

8. What happens when Grandma Kurnitz and Bella see one another?

9. What is clear about Eddie in this scene?

10. What will Eddie be doing to pay back the loan shark?

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