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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jay Berry want to buy if he gets the monkey reward money?
(a) A gun and bullets.
(b) A horse and boots.
(c) A hat and a horse.
(d) A horse and a gun.

2. What does Jay Berry see his Grandfather slip into the grocery sack?
(a) A bag of candy.
(b) A pint of raspberries.
(c) A basket of walnuts.
(d) A tin of coffee.

3. Which of the following do the monkeys NOT do to Jay Berry?
(a) Lick.
(b) Bite.
(c) Claw.
(d) Scratch.

4. Who helps Jay Berry dig a big hole at the bottoms one night?
(a) Papa.
(b) Joey.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Grandpa.

5. What does Grandfather suggest that Jay Berry use as bait to catch the monkeys?
(a) Apples.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Meat.

6. Jay Berry likes to explore the area around the _______________________.
(a) Illinois River Bottoms.
(b) Abandoned mine shaft.
(c) Haunted house in town.
(d) Indian caves.

7. What does Daisy want to be when she grows up?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A sculptor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

8. Where does Jay Berry set the monkey traps?
(a) Close to a stream.
(b) Near caves.
(c) Around bur oak trees.
(d) In sycamore trees.

9. Who had given the farmland to Jay Berry's parents?
(a) His father's grandfather.
(b) His mother's uncle.
(c) His maternal grandfather.
(d) His paternal grandfather.

10. With whom do Jay Berry and Daisy live?
(a) Their aunt and uncle.
(b) Their grandparents.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Their foster parents.

11. Where did Jay Berry's family live prior to moving to Oklahoma?
(a) Montana.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Missouri.

12. Jay Berry is embarrassed to admit that ______________________.
(a) The monkeys stole his gear.
(b) He didn't use bananas for bait.
(c) He didn't set enough traps.
(d) He lost his beanshooter.

13. Jay Berry thinks that the chimpanzee looks like ___________________.
(a) A monster.
(b) A boy.
(c) The Old Man of the Mountain.
(d) A dog.

14. What animal does Jay Berry's dog chase up into a tree?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Possum.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Bear.

15. How many monkeys does Jay Berry catch in his net?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jay Berry as he runs home, away from the monkeys?

2. What does Grandpa give to Jay Berry to continue his monkey catching?

3. What does Mama think Jay Berry may have contracted from the monkey bites?

4. Who does Jay Berry take to the bottoms to see the monkeys?

5. Jay Berry's mother weighs about ______________ pounds.

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