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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 does the chimpanzee do that surprises Jay Berry?

2. What does Jay Berry dream about in Chapter 4?

3. What is Jay Berry's maternal grandfather's profession?

4. Who had given the farmland to Jay Berry's parents?

5. What does Jay Berry want to buy if he gets the monkey reward money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who are Jay Berry Lee and Daisy Lee?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of selflessness. Identify at least two examples about selflessness in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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

What is the greatest lesson Jay Berry learns from his father? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Jay Berry always recall about his father from their experiences during the summer of the monkeys?

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