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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. When does Ramona tell Mrs. Whaley that the teacher called her a nuisance?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Ramona decide her teacher can do if she does not like her book report?

3. In Chapter 5, what do the Quimby's have for breakfast on Sunday?

4. At what temperature do Ramona and Beezus cook the meat they fix in Chapter 5?

5. How many children does Mrs. Larson have of her own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beezus decide they should not deliberately make something that tastes awful for dinner?

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

3. How does Beezus fix the chicken?

4. How does Ramona do her book report in Chapter 8?

5. What happens when Ramona gets sick in class in Chapter 6?

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

7. How do Beezus and Ramona peel the skin off the chicken thighs?

8. Who comes to visit Ramona in Chapter 7?

9. What does Mr. Quimby remind Ramona when she gets her skates out in Chapter 5?

10. How does Ramona make the cornbread?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in Ramona Quimby, Age 8? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Ramona Quimby, Age 8? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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