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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doesn’t Leslie’s family have?
(a) A radio.
(b) An oven.
(c) A television.
(d) A car.

2. Who does Jess make dinner for in Chapter 2?
(a) Himself, Miss Bessie and Leslie.
(b) His mother and father.
(c) Himself, Brenda and Ellie.
(d) Himself, May Belle and Joyce Ann.

3. Why can’t Mrs. Burke help in Chapter 7?
(a) She is sick with influenza and cannot get out of bed.
(b) She is writing a book.
(c) She is traveling for work.
(d) She is in a wheelchair from polio.

4. Who does Jess’ mother tell him doesn’t get a break even though it is Christmas?
(a) Herself.
(b) Miss Bessie.
(c) Himself.
(d) His father.

5. At the Smithsonian, which exhibit does Jess feel a “frightening sense of kinship” with (p.100)?
(a) The Egyptian mummy exhibit.
(b) The display case holding the Native Americans draped in buffalo skins leading a herd over a cliff, with more Native Americans below, ready to butcher.
(c) he display case with the dinosaur fossils.
(d) The large art murals.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Leslie’s encounters with Janice Avery in Chapter 7, Leslie comes into the fifth grade classroom with what?

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

3. What does Leslie write about for her hobby report?

4. What state is Lark Creek in?

5. What broke, causing Leslie’s death?

(see the answer key)

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