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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 can't Patty start her car?
(a) It's too cold.
(b) The car is too old.
(c) It has run out of petrol.
(d) She has lost the keys.

2. How does Jamie react when Patty breaks the plate?
(a) He runs out of the trailer.
(b) He kicks his mother.
(c) He cries uncontrollably.
(d) He threatens his mother with a knife.

3. Where does Jamie hide?
(a) In the fridge.
(b) Under the trailer.
(c) In the cupboard.
(d) Under the bed.

4. Which of the following people sees Jamie and his mother duck behind the snowcone stand?
(a) Mrs. Desrochers.
(b) Miss. Benson.
(c) Mrs. Jackson.
(d) Mr. Dennis.

5. What does Patty accidentally break in the kitchen?
(a) A glass.
(b) A plate.
(c) A bowl.
(d) A cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pointers does Earl give Jamie to help him skate?

2. How does Jamie make Nin cry?

3. What is Jamie's impulse to feel when he first skates on the pond?

4. What does Mrs. Desrochers suggest Jamie give his mother for Christmas?

5. What does Earl tell Jamie at the end of their skating session?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Desrochers support Jamie and his mother?

2. How does Earl teach Jamie how to ice skate?

3. How does Patty react when she sees Van's truck?

4. Why doesn't Patty want to talk on the way back home with Jamie?

5. How do Jamie and Patty spend the week?

6. How does Mrs. Desrochers help Jamie with a Christmas present?

7. How does Mrs. Desrochers respond to Patty's defensiveness?

8. How does Patty calm Jamie down?

9. How does Jamie's success at the carnival effect his mood?

10. How do Jamie and Patty spend Saturday?

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