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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname for Dad's car?
(a) Red Ruby.
(b) Brown Bomber.
(c) Green Gasser.
(d) Black Brick.

2. What is wrong with Kenny's eyes?
(a) His left eye is blind.
(b) He is near-sighted.
(c) He is far-sighted.
(d) He has a lazy eye.

3. How do the kids feel about getting so bundled up in the winter?
(a) They don't like not being able to move.
(b) They don't like getting so hot.
(c) They like having such nice coats.
(d) They like staying warm.

4. Why is Kenny so grateful when Southern boys start coming to school?
(a) They can tell him about the south.
(b) They take the attention off Kenny.
(c) They are nice and wealthy.
(d) They can be new friends.

5. Where will Byron stay for the summer?
(a) With Grandma Sands.
(b) Camping with Dad.
(c) With Uncle Brown.
(d) At the juvenile center.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pairs of gloves does Momma buy for each child every year?

2. How does Momma figure out what Byron is doing in the locked bathroom?

3. What does Byron throw at the bird on the phone wire?

4. What does Momma threaten to do if Byron is caught playing with the dangerous item again?

5. Why does Byron say southern people get colder faster than northern people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 5 when Momma tries to punish Byron in the way she had threatened?

2. Why does Kenny say he is the kind of kid who gets teased?

3. Why did Kenny stop playing with LJ?

4. What does Kenny like to watch his father do in the mornings, and why?

5. What does Dad reveal as the final touch to his repairs on the car?

6. What does Dad say Momma's old boyfriend said to try to keep her from marrying Dad?

7. What makes Byron so happy after leaving the store with Kenny in Chapter 6?

8. What does Byron say to get Joetta to stop complaining about the warm clothes?

9. What does Kenny see Momma and Dad doing after the incident with Byron's hair?

10. What happens when Kenny finds a dollar at school?

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