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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John do while he runs at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Weeps.
(b) Throws a temper tantrum.
(c) Yells.
(d) Screams.

2. In Chapter 10, what does John do when his father asks him a question and notices that John is covered in chocolate?
(a) Bursts into tears.
(b) Collapses on the ground.
(c) Screams.
(d) Sighs.

3. In Chapter 10, where is John when he hears his father's voice?
(a) Halfway home.
(b) Front yard of his house.
(c) Front steps of his house.
(d) 2 blocks from home.

4. What do John and his father see in Chapter 10 when they go to where the candy store was?
(a) A craft store.
(b) An empty building with broken windows.
(c) An auto supply store.
(d) Empty lot with a For Sale sign.

5. In Chapter 8, what sticks as John tries to play his trumpet?
(a) Valves.
(b) Leadpipe.
(c) Turning slide.
(d) Water key.

6. In Chapter 8, what clogs up as John tries to play his trumpet?
(a) Water key.
(b) Bell.
(c) Valves.
(d) Mouthpiece.

7. In Chapter 10, what does Dr. Cranium give John?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Green drink.
(c) Smoothie;
(d) Dr. Cranium's Elixir.

8. In Chapter 7 during lunch, what does John enviously watch a group of girls eating?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Red cherries.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Raspberries.

9. At Susan's birthday party, where does John get chocolate on himself?
(a) White shirt and khaki pants.
(b) T-shirt and jeans.
(c) White shirt and khaki pants.
(d) White shirt and gray flannel shorts.

10. In Chapter 8, when Mrs. Quaver's baton moves, what are the first two instruments to be heard?
(a) Flute and oboe.
(b) Violin and cello.
(c) Cymbals and drums.
(d) Piano.

11. In Chapter 8, what row do Susan and John sit in in Miss Plimsole's classroom?
(a) Third.
(b) First.
(c) Second.
(d) Fourth.

12. In Chapter 9, what does John say when his mother offers him a treat for getting home early?
(a) "I don't ever want to eat chocolate again."
(b) "I hate it."
(c) "I don't want any chocolate."
(d) "Chocolate is disgusting."

13. What entertainment is there at Susan's birthday party?
(a) Clown and a movie.
(b) Magician and a movie.
(c) Clown and pony rides.
(d) Magician and pony rides.

14. What happens when John starts to take the medicine in Chapter 10?
(a) When he touches the soon, the spoon and medicine turn to chcocolate.
(b) When he touches the spoon it turns to chocolate.
(c) The medicine turns to chocolate.
(d) The medicine and spoon turn to chocolate when he puts the spoon between his lips.

15. What color is Susan's birthday party dress?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of song does Mrs. Quaver say that the song is that they are practicing for orchestra?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what class does John have?

3. In Chapter 9, who does John blame for his failures?

4. What color is the lining of John's instrument case?

5. In Chapter 8, after the line, "Where the blackbird sings the latest," what instrument makes a peep sound?

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