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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. Ginnie dreams that a servant gives _____ out instead of tomato juice at dinner.
(a) Tennis rackets.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Chicken sandwiches.
(d) Tennis balls.

2. Who dies of cancer and weighs just 62 pounds in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?
(a) Mary Jane.
(b) Dr. Whiting.
(c) Eloise.
(d) Mr. Weyinburg.

3. How many kids are in the Comanche Club?
(a) 29.
(b) 39.
(c) Nine.
(d) 25.

4. What does the narrator see floating in the wind when he gets off the Chief's vehicle to walk home?
(a) A red veil.
(b) A red hat.
(c) A piece of red tissue paper.
(d) A red mask.

5. Why isn't Selena's brother in the Army?
(a) He is kicked out.
(b) He has a bad heart.
(c) He is too old.
(d) He is too young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Seymour call 'Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948'?

2. What do the boys do on rainy days?

3. Why does Ginnie need money before Monday?

4. How many Saturday mornings does Ginnie play tennis?

5. What does Ginnie believe she is unfairly paying for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Chief so important to the boys?

2. What is Seymour hospitalized for?

3. What happens with Seymour and the trees?

4. Why is the setting appropriate for the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

5. What do Walt and Jimmy Jimmereeno have in common in the story Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut?

6. Why does Muriel insist that Seymour isn't capable of harmful actions?

7. Why aren't there any men 'seen' in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

8. Why is Mary Jane part of the story, Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut?

9. What is the issue with the book Seymour gives Muriel?

10. How does the reader know the setting takes place shortly after the end of World War II?

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