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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Grandpa suggest that he and Jay Berry go to learn about catching monkeys?
(a) The circus.
(b) The veterinarian's office.
(c) The library.
(d) The zoo.

2. How does Papa show Jay Berry that he is proud of him for giving up his monkey catching money?
(a) He shakes his hand.
(b) He pats him on the back.
(c) He ruffles his hair.
(d) He cries.

3. To what town do Grandpa and Jay Berry travel in Chapter 11?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Norman.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Tahlequah.

4. Where does Jay Berry find the monkeys hiding when he returns to the bottoms after the big storm?
(a) In an abandoned barn.
(b) In a washout along the riverbank.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In the bur oak trees.

5. Where does Grandpa take Jay Berry where Jay Berry has never been before?
(a) The library.
(b) The zoo.
(c) A cafe.
(d) The museum.

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

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

8. What does Daisy realize about Jay Berry when he returns home?
(a) He is wounded.
(b) He is scared.
(c) He is feverish.
(d) He is drunk.

9. What is the name of the circus which lost the monkeys?
(a) Johnson Brothers Circus.
(b) Morrow Brothers Circus.
(c) Ringling Brothers Circus.
(d) Janitz Brothers Circus.

10. What are the Gravely brothers notorious for?
(a) They grow the biggest pumpkins each year.
(b) They are whiskey bootleggers.
(c) They are always taking things apart.
(d) They breed hunting dogs.

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

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

13. Whom does Jimbo go to other than Jay Berry?
(a) Grandpa.
(b) Papa.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Mama.

14. How does Jay Berry feel when the circus truck pulls away?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Mad.

15. What makes Rowdy go nuts the next morning during breakfast?
(a) The monkeys are out again.
(b) Some rabbits try to hop under the shed.
(c) He wants to go hunting with Jay Berry.
(d) A truck drives up the lane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does the sour mash have on Jay Berry?

2. What does Daisy do during the bad weather?

3. What did Luann use to make a wish?

4. What upsets Jay Berry about the painter mare he really likes?

5. What happens Luann's boyfriend before they married?

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