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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 happens to the items that Grandpa and Jay Berry have in the wagon when they stop at the springs for a drink?
2. What do Grandpa and Jay Berry buy at the big store on their way home?
3. What does Jimbo do when he sees Ben Johnson?
4. Why do Papa and Jay Berry agree to tend Grandpa's store for a day?
5. How many ponies does Grandpa have for Jay Berry to look at?
Short Essay Questions
1. What events occur in the story to foreshadow Jay Berry's success with catching the monkeys?
2. Who are the men who have arrived in the circus truck and what do they do at the Lee farm?
3. Where does Jay Berry find the monkeys on the morning after the big storm?
4. What does Jay Berry have to do to convince Rowdy to go back to the bottoms with him?
5. When does Jay Berry realize what Grandpa was trying to tell him by showing him the crippled pony?
6. What is the story that Mama tells about Johnnie George Garland and his fiance, Luann?
7. What is Jay Berry's response when Grandpa asks about his wish in the fairy ring?
8. Who is Indian Tom and why does Grandpa go to visit him?
9. What do the family members wish for at the fairy ring and what does Jay Berry's wish say about him?
10. What is the fairy ring that Daisy discovers at her dollhouse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Grandpa. 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 2
What is the greatest lesson Jay Berry learns from his grandfather? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Jay Berry always recall about his grandfather from their experiences during the summer of the monkeys?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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