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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's first name?

2. What will the Quimby's have to do to pay for the car repairs?

3. Where does Mrs. Whaley send the other children when Ramona throws up in the classroom?

4. In Chapter 5, what meat do Ramona and Beezus find to cook in the refrigerator?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Beezus decide to serve as a vegetable instead of a salad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beezus decide might help their dinner look better?

2. Why does Ramona get teary when she wakes and it is quiet in her house in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Ramona see that her father leaves on her bedside table?

4. What does the kitchen look like when the girls are done cooking?

5. How does Ramona make the cornbread?

6. How do Beezus and Ramona behave before lunch on Sunday in Chapter 5?

7. What does Ramona know about her father's job at the frozen-food warehouse?

8. What are the letters like that Ramona's class sends, and how does she feel about them?

9. In Chapter 8, what does Ramona learn when she talks to Mrs. Whaley?

10. Who comes to visit Ramona in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Beverly Cleary use more metaphors or similes in Ramona Quimby, Age 8? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Ramona thinks her teacher does not like her. Why does Ramona think this? How does Ramona confront her teacher? How did Ramona misunderstand what her teacher thought about her?

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