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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 the worst invention Allie can think of?
(a) Guns.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Hot-air hand dryers.
(d) Aerosol cheese.

2. What treat do the twins want to eat?
(a) Candy bars.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Cupcakes.
(d) Ice cream.

3. What does Jeronimo withstand at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Getting struck by lightning.
(b) An earth tremor.
(c) A flood.
(d) A tornado.

4. The passage that Gurney Spellgood and Allie argue over is from which book of the bible?
(a) Mark.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Romans.
(d) Luke.

5. What does Allie make Charlie do on the boat?
(a) Catch 30 fish.
(b) Fix a broken pump.
(c) Climb the kingpost.
(d) Swim in the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bird grabs Charlie's fishing bait?

2. Who expresses fear that something bad is going to happen to the family?

3. What is the name of Allie's drink made from guavas and mangoes?

4. What pet do the Foxes leave behind?

5. What does Allie want Polski to do with his asparagus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the migrant workers visit the Foxes after dinner in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Allie force Mr. Struss to leave his village?

3. How do the Foxes spend their first day off from work in six weeks?

4. How does Allie feel about American public schools?

5. According to Allie, how does he come to work for Polski?

6. What does Charlie tell his mother he is afraid of?

7. Why does Mr. Haddy's boat's motor catch on a rock?

8. Describe what Charlie sees when he goes into the field near his house looking for Allie.

9. Why does the Fox family rarely go out shopping at real stores?

10. Why does Allie refuse to buy the rubber seal at the hardware store?

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