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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jay Berry use to cover his monkey traps?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Stones.
(c) Birds' nests.
(d) Leaves.

3. What does Daisy use to help her move around?
(a) A walker.
(b) A cane.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A crutch.

4. What is notable about Jay Berry's mother?
(a) She is a religious woman.
(b) She is sick most of the time.
(c) She owns a gift shop.
(d) She is a skilled seamstress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state is the inherited farmland located?

2. What does the chimpanzee do while Jay Berry is drinking water from a spring?

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

4. What creature bothers Jay Berry as he waits in the hole?

5. What does Jay Berry use to shoot at the chimpanzee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jay Berry's Grandpa tell him about the monkeys?

2. Why does Daisy warn Jay Berry about not hurting the monkeys?

3. What news does Grandpa have about the monkeys when Jay Berry visits and tells about his last encounter with them?

4. How does Grandpa tell Jay Berry to try to trap the monkey with the net?

5. What do the monkeys do after Jay Berry shoots them with a bean shooter?

6. Describe how Jay Berry sets the traps for the monkeys.

7. Why is Jay Berry humiliated when he reaches home after his first day of trying to trap the monkeys?

8. How many monkeys were not recaptured after the train crash?

9. Where had Jay Berry's family come from and how long does it take them to get well established in Oklahoma?

10. What do Jay Berry's parents think when he tells them about the monkeys?

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