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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. Where does Grandpa suggest that he and Jay Berry go to learn about catching monkeys?

2. What have the monkeys discovered in the bottoms?

3. Where does Daisy find a fairy ring?

4. What does Daisy realize about Jay Berry when he returns home?

5. What do the monkeys do when Jay Berry starts to sing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jay Berry have to do to convince Rowdy to go back to the bottoms with him?

2. What do the monkeys do that makes Grandpa so mad as they return home from their trip to the library?

3. How does Jay Berry get word to the circus people that he has caught the monkeys?

4. What is Grandpa's idea for getting more information about catching the monkeys?

5. How does Jay Berry recover from his hangover and what does he determine to never do again?

6. Who is the Old Man of the Mountains and why does Daisy believe he has come to their house?

7. What is Jay Berry's response when Grandpa asks about his wish in the fairy ring?

8. What events occur in the story to foreshadow Jay Berry's success with catching the monkeys?

9. Who are the men who have arrived in the circus truck and what do they do at the Lee farm?

10. How does Jay Berry save the monkeys and where does he take them to recover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Daisy Lee. 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?

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 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?

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