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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. In Chapter 4, who clears the table after dinner?

2. What word is on the front of the shirt of the boy who kicks Ramona's seat on the bus in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Ramona wish they could have for dinner?

4. In Chapter 2, how many times does Howie let Ramona ride his bike?

5. What are Ramona's favorite type of eggs to eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ramona's teacher say about her squeaky shoes, and how does Ramona react?

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

4. What does Mrs. Whaley give each student before lunch in Chapter 4, and why?

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

6. What does Ramona find in her lunch box when she has lunch in Chapter 4?

7. What is Sustained Silent Reading, and what does the teacher call it?

8. What happens when Ramona whacks her egg?

9. What do Willa Jean and Ramona play when Bruce arrives in Chapter 2?

10. Why does Ramona have to ride the bus to school, and how does she feel about riding the bus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ramona has worries about school and her family. What are Ramona’s worries about school and her family? How does Ramona learn to deal with her worries?

Essay Topic 2

The Quimbys are a close-knit family. How would you describe the Quimby family? What is revealed about family dynamics through their interactions with one another?

Essay Topic 3

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in Ramona Quimby, Age 8? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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