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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the gander at Jay Berry's house?

2. Jay Berry's maternal grandfather lives near which river?

3. What happens after Jay Berry catches the gander in his net?

4. How does the chimpanzee get the apple pieces from the traps?

5. Who is Daisy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grandfather prepare for Jay Berry to help him trap the monkeys?

2. What does Jay Berry do after he and Papa return to the bottoms but can't find the monkeys?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the area where Jay Berry lives and explores.

8. Who are Jay Berry Lee and Daisy Lee?

9. How much reward money could Jay Berry potentially get if he were to capture the monkeys?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Papa. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Mama. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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