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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. How does Kenny feel when he has to sit next to the new boy?
(a) Confused.
(b) Excited.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Appalled.

2. Why does Byron say southern people get colder faster than northern people?
(a) Their blood is thinner.
(b) Their hearts beat slower.
(c) Their skin is lighter.
(d) Their hair is not as thick.

3. What do the new boys get teased most about?
(a) They talk funny.
(b) They only have a few outfits.
(c) They never bring a lunch.
(d) They have red hair.

4. How does Kenny feel when he sees the person who stole his gloves getting punished?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Elated.

5. What big new addition does Dad make to the car in Chapter 8?
(a) A portable radio.
(b) Vibrators in the seats.
(c) A record player.
(d) Air conditioning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kenny like to do most?

2. What is the nickname for Dad's car?

3. What did the new boy used to eat for dinner before he moved?

4. What is Joetta's nickname?

5. Why did Kenny stop being friends with the boy he used to play with before the new kid moved in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Watsons doing at the very beginning of the book?

2. What does Momma threaten to do to Byron if he plays with fire again, and why?

3. What do the other kids tease Rufus and Cody about?

4. What does Byron do after accidentally killing the bird on the phone wire?

5. How does Kenny try to help Rufus stay warm in the winter?

6. How does Kenny react to seeing Larry get beat up for stealing Kenny's gloves?

7. How does Momma soothe Rufus's hurt feelings for Kenny?

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

9. How does Kenny tease Byron after seeing his hair?

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

(see the answer keys)

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