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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. Janey suggests that the family go ____________________ when Dad is off work.
(a) to the river.
(b) to town.
(c) to the fair.
(d) to a museum.

2. Who says "Rivers of water in a dry place" to describe the riverbank?
(a) Dad.
(b) Janey.
(c) Mr. Romero.
(d) Mom.

3. Where does Janey take a bath?
(a) A washtub.
(b) A shower.
(c) A bathtub.
(d) A pond.

4. How long has Lupe's family lived in their house?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A year.
(c) Five years.
(d) A couple of months.

5. How much money does Mom give Janey to take with her?
(a) A nickel.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Three dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janey do when her parents take a nap on the riverbank?

2. What do Janey and her parents do before returning home from their outing?

3. Who orders Janey to leave the farm?

4. Janey notices that her Mom ______________ a lot.

5. What are Janey and her family doing as the story begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the image on the blue willow plate?

2. Why is the nickel such a big thing for Mom to give to Janey?

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

4. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding the willow plate in Chapter 4?

5. How is the Larkin family's stress exhibited in Chapter 3?

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

7. How does Janey finally decide to spend her own nickel?

8. How does Dad show that he can be content with his life the way it is?

9. Who is Lupe Romero and how does Janey encounter her?

10. Why are the Larkins living the way they are now in California?

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