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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Janey accompany Mr. and Mrs. Anderson?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To the fair.
(c) To the Larkin house.
(d) To the library.

2. What is the teacher's name?
(a) Miss Robertson.
(b) Miss Peterson.
(c) Miss Albers.
(d) Miss Meyers.

3. Why does Dad stay home from work in Chapter 8?
(a) To put new tires on the car.
(b) Because it is a holiday.
(c) To take care of Mrs. Larkin.
(d) Because he has the flu.

4. What does Mr. Larkin bring home this night?
(a) Tires.
(b) Coats.
(c) Groceries.
(d) Wood.

5. What does Janey do when she sees Bounce?
(a) Runs toward him.
(b) Waves her arms.
(c) Screams.
(d) Runs home.

6. Why does Dr. Pierce not take any money from Dad?
(a) Because Mrs. Larkin is not going to recover.
(b) Because he gets paid by the hospital.
(c) Because the money will be needed for medicine.
(d) Because he takes charity cases.

7. What month is it when Janey's Mom gets very sick?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) March.

8. What is Janey's mood at this point in her life?
(a) Agitated.
(b) Content.
(c) Angry.
(d) Jealous.

9. Why are the Larkins up so early at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) It is Christmas Day.
(b) There is a cotton-picking contest.
(c) They are going to the fair.
(d) They are moving to their next destination.

10. What does Mr. Anderson arrange for the Larkins?
(a) College fund for Janey.
(b) A house to be built.
(c) Electricity in the house.
(d) A new truck.

11. How long does Dr. Pierce say that Mom needs to stay in bed to recover?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few more days.
(c) A couple months.
(d) A month.

12. What does Janey sense as she sits near the river?
(a) Someone is almost drowning.
(b) Someone else is in the area.
(c) Her mother really needs her.
(d) It is going to storm.

13. Why does Mom not allow Janey to put the willow plate out on display?
(a) It might get broken.
(b) It doesn't match the furniture.
(c) It reminds her of Janey's real mother.
(d) They are not yet living in a real house.

14. The Larkins once lived _____________________.
(a) in a townhouse.
(b) on a houseboat.
(c) in the suburbs.
(d) on a farm.

15. Who watches over Mrs. Larkin as Janey heads to town to find the doctor?
(a) Mrs. Ramirez.
(b) Mrs. Sanchez.
(c) Mrs. Romero.
(d) Mrs. Gomez.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what festival day do the students dance around a maypole at school?

2. How will Janey gauge the teacher's personality?

3. Where do the students dance around the maypole?

4. Why does Bounce come to the Larkin house one night?

5. What does the sign inside the doctor's office say?

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