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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 take Jay Berry where Jay Berry has never been before?
2. What makes Rowdy go nuts the next morning during breakfast?
3. What does Jay Berry realize when he wakes in the bottoms?
4. What does Jimbo do when he sees Ben Johnson?
5. What do the monkeys do when Jay Berry starts to sing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Grandpa and Jay Berry's trip to the library.
2. What does Jay Berry have to do to convince Rowdy to go back to the bottoms with him?
3. Which pony does Jay Berry select and what is the problem with her?
4. What does Jay Berry realize has happened after he and Rowdy drink so much of the sour mash?
5. What do the family members wish for at the fairy ring and what does Jay Berry's wish say about him?
6. Who is Indian Tom and why does Grandpa go to visit him?
7. How does Jay Berry save the monkeys and where does he take them to recover?
8. What is the fairy ring that Daisy discovers at her dollhouse?
9. What is Jay Berry's response when Grandpa asks about his wish in the fairy ring?
10. Who does Daisy tell Jay Berry about when she takes refuge in his room during a thunderstorm?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.
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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