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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 thinks that the chimpanzee looks like ___________________.

2. What is notable about Jay Berry's mother?

3. What advice does Grandpa give Jay Berry about being friendly with the chimpanzee?

4. Jay Berry likes to explore the area around the _______________________.

5. What does Grandfather wrap some small animal traps with so they won't hurt the monkeys?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who are Jay Berry Lee and Daisy Lee?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Jay Berry end up doing when he goes after the family milk cow which has escaped one day?

10. What item does Grandpa give to Jay Berry to try to catch the monkeys another time?

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

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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