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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. Jay Berry's family's land is located near modern day Tahlequah, ______________ County, Oklahoma.

2. What does Grandfather suggest that Jay Berry use as bait to catch the monkeys?

3. Who helps Jay Berry dig a big hole at the bottoms one night?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevents Jay Berry from leaving with the two little monkeys in the net?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who are Jay Berry Lee and Daisy Lee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Daisy probably had such an active imagination. Who were some of the spirits she had friendships with? Why were her dolls so real to her?

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in SUMMER OF THE MONKEYS. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Perseverance takes on an almost human persona in this book. In what ways are all the characters persevering in some way? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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