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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the song about in Chapter 8 that is being practiced for the orchestra?
(a) A boy who loves romping in the country.
(b) A girl who loves traveling.
(c) A girl who loves ballet.
(d) A boy who finds a haunted house.

2. In Chapter 7, what do the windows in the cafeteria overlook?
(a) Soccer field and tennis courts.
(b) Baseball field.
(c) Playground and playing fields.
(d) Football stadium.

3. How many kids are going to play dunk for apples at Susan's birthday party?
(a) 14.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

4. Who will play dunk for apples after John and Susan at the birthday party?
(a) Bob and Emily.
(b) Pete and Sally.
(c) Vincent and Valerie.
(d) Dinhy and Duncan.

5. What instrument does Susan play in the school orchestra?
(a) Violin.
(b) Flute.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) Cello.

6. How often has John had a solo in the orchestra?
(a) Five times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Just this time.

7. In Chapter 8, after the phrase, "Where the nestlings chirp and flee," what instrument warbles?
(a) Cello.
(b) Violin.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) Flute.

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

9. In Chapter 9, what does John think about Susan, even though he is longing for her to be friends again?
(a) Obnoxious.
(b) Mean.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Cruel.

10. Where does John go at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Home.
(b) The art room.
(c) His classroom.
(d) Playground.

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

12. In Chapter 9, when Mrs. Midas hears John's distress, what part of the house does she meet him in?
(a) Hall.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Living room.
(d) Kitchen.

13. What color is the medicine that Dr. Cranium gives John in Chapter 10?
(a) Greenish-yellowish.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Bluish-green.

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

15. In Chapter 7 at lunch, what does John enviously watch a boy at a nearby table drink?
(a) Water.
(b) Orange juice.
(c) Milk.
(d) Apple juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Midas say when he sees John at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 8, what row do Susan and John sit in in Miss Plimsole's classroom?

3. In Chapter 10, after listening to John's story, what does Mr. Midas ask John?

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

5. Where does John do his practicing for orchestra when he is at home?

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