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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. In the story that Mama tells, to whom is Luann engaged?
2. What does Jay Berry's family do on three nights each week?
3. Papa tells Jay Berry that the Old Man of the Mountain could be the spirit of whom?
4. What does Jay Berry realize when he wakes in the bottoms?
5. What is Papa holding and then drops when he sees Jay Berry with all the monkeys?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jay Berry have to do to convince Rowdy to go back to the bottoms with him?
2. What is the story that Mama tells about Johnnie George Garland and his fiance, Luann?
3. What are all the sources of money that combine for Daisy's leg operation?
4. What do the monkeys do that makes Grandpa so mad as they return home from their trip to the library?
5. What is the source of the fermenting fruit smell that Jay Berry sniffs out in the bottoms?
6. Where does Jay Berry find the monkeys on the morning after the big storm?
7. Describe Grandpa and Jay Berry's trip to the library.
8. When does Jay Berry realize what Grandpa was trying to tell him by showing him the crippled pony?
9. Who is Indian Tom and why does Grandpa go to visit him?
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
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.
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
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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