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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example of figurative language is the following sentence: “Jess drew the way some people drink whiskey” (p.10)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

2. What grade is Jess going in?
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Fourth.

3. What does Miss Edmunds teach?
(a) Physical Education.
(b) English.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Music.

4. How does Jess describe his house at the beginning of the book?
(a) As dirty.
(b) As new.
(c) As homey.
(d) As rattly.

5. Who doesn’t May Belle want to play with in Chapter 2?
(a) Jess.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Joyce Ann.
(d) Brenda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jess win one time the previous school year?

2. What do the boys do during recess in Chapter 3?

3. Which corner of the cow pasture does Jess start in in Chapter 1?

4. What did Jess help his mother do in Chapter 2?

5. What does Jess hide under his mattress?

(see the answer key)

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