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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. Why does Grandma say to stay away from a certain part of the lake?
(a) Hobos camp out there.
(b) Snakes live in the nearby bog.
(c) A bear frequents the area.
(d) There is a whirlpool there.

2. What does Byron do after Kenny starts breathing again after being saved from the lake?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Hits Kenny.
(c) Faints.
(d) Cries.

3. What is the name of Grandma's gentleman friend?
(a) Mr. Rylan.
(b) Mr. Ryan.
(c) Mr. Robert.
(d) Mr. Redding.

4. Why can't Grandma's gentleman friend hunt anymore?
(a) He can't carry a gun.
(b) His eyesight is failing.
(c) He is too old.
(d) He feels to bad for the hunted animals now.

5. Who is Wool Pooh?
(a) A family joke.
(b) Winnie the Pooh's evil twin.
(c) A goblin from an old story.
(d) A vicious neighborhood dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dad tell Kenny that Byron needs to go South for a while?

2. What does Kenny call Joey while he is hiding at his house in Chapter 15?

3. How long is the road trip supposed to take?

4. What does Momma do when Dad starts a silly game when she wakes up?

5. What is the hunting dog's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relieves Momma about Dad ignoring all of her plans for the trip?

2. What bothers the Watson kids so much at their first stop along the road trip?

3. What is true about the church bombing in this book?

4. Why does Kenny want to go to Collier's Landing, and how do his siblings react to this?

5. What does Byron do after Kenny is saved and is breathing again in Chapter 13?

6. Where does Grandma warn the children not to go, and why?

7. What surprises Kenny about Birmingham when they finally get there?

8. What does Kenny hear after Joey goes to church in Chapter 14, and what does Dad think caused it?

9. What do Kenny and Byron trade off doing while driving in Chapter 10?

10. What was Kenny ashamed about after the bombing?

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