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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 dream of on the night after he caught the monkeys?
(a) Riding a pony.
(b) Taking a train ride.
(c) Playing in the ocean.
(d) Joining the circus.

2. What new article of clothing does Mama make for Jay Berry?
(a) Vest.
(b) Shirt.
(c) Coat.
(d) Pants.

3. Why does Grandpa say that he chose the crippled pony for Jay Berry to see?
(a) He thought she had a pretty coat.
(b) He thinks she has the best price.
(c) He thinks she has a good spirit.
(d) He feels sorry for anything that is crippled.

4. Where does Daisy find a fairy ring?
(a) In the meadow.
(b) At the bottoms.
(c) Outside her bedroom window.
(d) At her dollhouse.

5. What does Daisy do during the bad weather?
(a) Sings to herself.
(b) Hugs her cat.
(c) Hides in Jay Berry's room.
(d) Gets into bed with her mother.

6. What does Jimbo give to Rowdy?
(a) An apple.
(b) A stick.
(c) A nut.
(d) A can of sour mash.

7. In the story that Mama tells, to whom is Luann engaged?
(a) Johnnie George.
(b) Buck Patrick.
(c) Jay Wilson.
(d) Charlie Jay.

8. What makes Jay Berry realize that he can't keep the painter mare pony?
(a) He hears Daisy singing.
(b) He hears Daisy calling his name.
(c) He watches Daisy limp up the lane.
(d) He sees Daisy's crutch on the porch.

9. The library that Grandpa and Jay Berry visit is a _______________ library.
(a) Carnegie.
(b) Powell.
(c) Vanderbilt.
(d) Rothschild.

10. What does Jimbo do when Jay Berry gives him an apple?
(a) Throws the apple back at him.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Gives him a tin can of sour mash.
(d) Bites Jay Berry.

11. What does Jay Berry's family do on three nights each week?
(a) Read the Bible.
(b) Make ice cream.
(c) Read stories.
(d) Play musical instruments.

12. What does Jay Berry do when he realizes he and the monkeys are drunk?
(a) Goes to sleep.
(b) Goes swimming in the spring.
(c) Eats all the apples.
(d) Walks home.

13. What do the monkeys do when Jay Berry starts to sing?
(a) Run down to the spring.
(b) Put their paws over their ears.
(c) Crawl all over him.
(d) Bite Jay Berry.

14. Ben Johnson says that a circus just isn't a circus without __________________.
(a) Trapeze acts.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Clowns.

15. Which Norse god does Daisy tell Jay Berry about during the bad weather?
(a) Frey.
(b) Thor.
(c) Baldr.
(d) Valhalla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Grandpa take Jay Berry where Jay Berry has never been before?

2. What does Jay Berry realize when he wakes in the bottoms?

3. Which pony does Jay Berry want?

4. Where does Jay Berry take the monkeys for food and shelter?

5. Why is Daisy mad at Jay Berry at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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