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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 problem with Daisy's right leg?

2. What is Grandpa's advice about animals?

3. Grandfather tells Jay Berry that one special monkey is worth ______________ in reward money.

4. What is Jay Berry's father's profession?

5. What does Jay Berry try to convince his father of regarding the monkeys?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Jay Berry's parents.

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

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

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

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

10. What do the monkeys do while Jay Berry is drinking some water from a creek and what does Jay Berry do in return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Wilson Rawls' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

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

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply SUMMER OF THE MONKEYS. What is he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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