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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 does Mr. Quimby draw in a cartoon he leaves for Ramona in Chapter 7?

2. How many horses are in the Wells Fargo bank commercials?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 7, where does Ramona have her dinner?

5. In Chapter 5, what do Ramona and Beezus put on the meat they fix?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beezus fix the chicken?

2. How does Ramona feel about daytime television?

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

4. In Chapter 6, how do Ramona and her mother get home after Ramona gets sick at school?

5. Who comes to visit Ramona in Chapter 7?

6. What does Mrs. Quimby tell Ramona regarding Ramona's worries that her mother will lose her job?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters in Ramona Quimby, Age 8? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the relationship between Ramona and her father? Explain an incident from the book that reveals the type of relationship that they have.

Essay Topic 3

When Ramona starts her third-grade year, she categorizes the good and bad things. How does Ramona view life? Is she more of an optimistic or pessimistic person?

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