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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Quimby washing in Chapter 4?

2. Besides an egg, what does Ramona have in her lunch in Chapter 3?

3. What do Beezus and Ramona learn they are eating for dinner in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Ramona think that the Quimby's have for dinner?

5. How does Ramona get to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ramona think is a good thing about her new school?

2. What does Mr. Quimby give Beezus and Ramona before they leave for their first day of school?

3. What happens when Ramona whacks her egg?

4. What does Howie let Ramona do when they go to his house after school, and how well does she do?

5. What does Ramona hear when she is cleaning herself off in the bathroom off the office?

6. Who comes to get Ramona from the office, and what conversation do they have?

7. How does Ramona get out of playing with Willa Jean after Beezus arrives?

8. Why can the Quimby family not watch television in the evenings?

9. What changes is Mr. Quimby making in his life?

10. What happens to Ramona's eraser, and how does she get it back?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does Ramona Quimby, Age 8 take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 tells the story of Ramona’s first months in the third grade. How do the events in the book help Ramona mature and grow in the novel? What role does learning to think before she speaks or acts have in her growth?

Essay Topic 3

Ramona and Beezus have to make a Sunday dinner. Why do Ramona and Beezus have to make a Sunday dinner? What challenges do they face as they prepare dinner? How do they use resourcefulness to deal with those challenges?

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