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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. Which of the following images is NOT on the willow plate?
(a) Horses.
(b) Willow trees.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Three people.

2. Janey notices that her Mom ______________ a lot.
(a) reads.
(b) yells.
(c) fusses.
(d) cries.

3. What is notable about Janey's biological mother?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She is an actress.
(c) She is dead.
(d) She has a new family.

4. What does the person in #83 think Janey wants to do at the farm?
(a) Pick vegetables.
(b) Steal eggs.
(c) Ride the horses.
(d) Milk cows.

5. What is Janey's last name?
(a) Cosgrove.
(b) Miller.
(c) Larkin.
(d) Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman who now takes care of Janey?

2. What is the only book Janey's family has?

3. What does Bounce warn Mr. Larkin not to do?

4. What has Mr. Romero established in the area?

5. Where does Lupe invite Janey to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the nickel in terms of how Mom feels for Janey's good fortune?

2. What is unspoken between Janey and Lupe regarding the ride ticket that Lupe gives Janey?

3. What does Mom give to Janey to take to the fair?

4. Why does Janey wish for a brother or a sister?

5. What does Mom say at the riverbank that surprises Janey for its poetry?

6. What is known about Janey's mother and the woman she calls Mom?

7. Why does Janey decide not to make any effort to see if there are any kids living in the Mexican family nearby?

8. What exhibits do Janey and Lupe look at at the fair and why does Lupe reason that Janey wants to stay by herself in the library booth?

9. How could Janey's comment about Lupe's skin be considered prejudiced?

10. Why is Janey jealous of Lupe?

(see the answer keys)

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