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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Jay Berry?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

2. What does Mama think Jay Berry may have contracted from the monkey bites?
(a) Lock Jaw.
(b) Typhoid Fever.
(c) Hydrophobia.
(d) Typhus.

3. Jay Berry is amazed at how big the monkeys' _______________ are.
(a) Teeth.
(b) Legs.
(c) Ears.
(d) Eyes.

4. Why has Daisy not had surgery on her bad leg yet?
(a) There isn't a doctor in the area who can do it.
(b) She is too scared to go through with it.
(c) The family doesn't have the money.
(d) She has to wait until she is a little older.

5. What does the chimpanzee do that reminds Jay Berry of his Grandfather?
(a) He scratches his belly.
(b) He scratches his head.
(c) He scratches his behind.
(d) He scratches his chin.

6. Grandpa shows Jay Berry a letter he received from whom?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) An animal trainer.
(c) The school principal.
(d) A minister.

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

8. What is Jay Berry's maternal grandfather's profession?
(a) Newspaper editor.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Store owner.

9. Grandpa says that if Jay Berry will ______________________, it will be easier to catch him.
(a) Make friends with the chimpanzee.
(b) Not make any sudden moves around the chimpanzee.
(c) Stay away from the chimpanzee for a couple days.
(d) Not make eye contact with the chimpanzee.

10. What escaped during the train wreck?
(a) Children.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Cows.
(d) Toxic fumes.

11. Jay Berry's family lives near which mountain range?
(a) The Berkshires.
(b) The Rockies.
(c) The Ozarks.
(d) The Appalachians.

12. Jay Berry's maternal grandfather lives in the ___________________ of Oklahoma.
(a) Painted desert.
(b) Cherokee Lands.
(c) Black Hills.
(d) Badlands.

13. What does Papa have trouble believing about the monkeys?
(a) They can do somersaults.
(b) They talk to each other.
(c) They can dance.
(d) They can count.

14. How does the chimpanzee get the apple pieces from the traps?
(a) He unties the strings.
(b) He springs the trap with a stick.
(c) He makes other monkeys get them.
(d) He doesn't get the apple pieces.

15. What is notable about Daisy's appearance?
(a) She has one green eye and one blue eye.
(b) She has bright red hair.
(c) She has a deformed leg.
(d) She has six toes on one foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grandfather tells Jay Berry that one special monkey is worth ______________ in reward money.

2. Jay Berry and Daisy can be said to be generally ________________ children.

3. With whom do Jay Berry and Daisy live?

4. How much could Jay Berry potentially earn by capturing the escaped monkeys?

5. What did Jay Berry's parents do before moving to Oklahoma?

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