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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. Which of the following is NOT advice Grandpa gives Jay Berry about catching the monkeys with the net?
(a) Bait the net with apples.
(b) Dig a hole at night.
(c) Uses bananas for bait.
(d) Hide in the hole.

2. What does Jay Berry try to convince his father of regarding the monkeys?
(a) They are smart.
(b) They can shoot a gun.
(c) They can do handstands.
(d) They can talk.

3. What does Papa think will be difficult for Jay Berry in catching the monkeys?
(a) There is no place to keep them.
(b) They have to be caught alive.
(c) He is not a very good shot with a rifle.
(d) They don't know what food to give them.

4. Who bites into all the apples set for traps?
(a) Several monkeys.
(b) The chimpanzee.
(c) None of the monkeys.
(d) One little monkey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Cherokee Indians think was crazy, so they avoided coming to Grandpa's store?

2. How many monkeys does Jay Berry catch in his net?

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

4. What escaped during the train wreck?

5. What does Jay Berry tell his Grandfather about when he visits him at his store?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is notable about Daisy's health and how can her childhood be described?

3. What things make Jay Berry content in his life?

4. Where does Jay Berry's family live and how did they get their land?

5. What does Rowdy tree when he and Jay Berry are exploring the bottoms

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

7. How long does it take Jay Berry to recover from his encounter with the monkeys?

8. What is the name of the big monkey and what is Grandpa's suggestion for catching him?

9. Describe how the big monkey outwits Jay Berry's traps for a second time.

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

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