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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. How does Jay Berry feel when the circus truck pulls away?

2. What is a fairy ring?

3. What does Jimbo do when Jay Berry gives him an apple?

4. What is the amount of the reward that Jay Berry receives for catching the monkeys?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fairy ring that Daisy discovers at her dollhouse?

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

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

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

5. Where does Jay Berry find the monkeys on the morning after the big storm?

6. What is the story that Mama tells about Johnnie George Garland and his fiance, Luann?

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

8. What are all the sources of money that combine for Daisy's leg operation?

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

10. When does Jay Berry realize what Grandpa was trying to tell him by showing him the crippled pony?

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

Describe Wilson Rawls' use of humor in the book. What do you think is the funniest situation? How was the author able to convey humor only through his words?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Old Man in the Mountain. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by introducing the Old Man in the Mountain in the novel?

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