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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word best describes Miss Perfidy's personality?
(a) Happy.
(b) Odd.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Smart.
2. Primrose avoids the children one day by slipping into a store run by Mr. and Mrs. Cantina. What type of store is it?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A candy store.
(c) A drugstore.
(d) A video store.
3. Primrose and Uncle Jack live in a house next to what building?
(a) The gym.
(b) The school.
(c) The pier.
(d) The library.
4. Primrose is first taunted by the other children when she is doing what?
(a) Eating ice cream.
(b) Playing a video game.
(c) Walking home from school.
(d) Cleaning Uncle Jack's car.
5. Primrose moves in with Uncle Jack when he is transferred to Coal Harbour. He is eventually assigned to do what job?
(a) Run a plumbing supply depot.
(b) Captain a boat.
(c) Manage a gym.
(d) Build a dam.
6. Why is one of the houses Uncle Jack is trying to sell nicknamed the "cinnamon house"?
(a) Because it smells like burnt cinnamon.
(b) Because it is the color of cinnamon.
(c) Because the Cinnamon family used to live there.
(d) Because it was built by Bud Cinnamon.
7. What color is Primrose's hair?
(a) Purple -- "the color of spring lilacs."
(b) Blond -- "the color of autumn wheat."
(c) Green -- "the color of leaves in the summer."
(d) Orange -- "the color of carrots in apricot glaze."
8. Who is Lena of the "Lena's Boiled Potatoes" recipe?
(a) A chef on TV.
(b) Primrose's Aunt.
(c) Primrose's grandmother.
(d) A Coal Harbour woman who became obsessed with winning a potato cooking contest.
9. How many brothers and sisters does Primrose have?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Eleven.
10. Primrose tells Uncle Jack he could sell the "cinnamon house" if he would just do one thing. What is it?
(a) Make it smell like roses.
(b) Move away from Coal Harbour.
(c) Buy the new owner a puppy.
(d) Listen to Primrose's advice and insights about the townspeople.
11. What is Mrs. Cantina eating in the store?
(a) A waffle.
(b) A dog biscuit.
(c) A caramel apple.
(d) Cotton candy.
12. When did Primrose's family decide to spend some quality time together?
(a) After Primrose was lost at the circus.
(b) Before her parents went on a vacation without her.
(c) When Primrose's baby sister was born.
(d) After her parents came back from a vacation without her.
13. Does Miss Bowzer believe in intuition?
(a) Yes, she once had an intuition that a whaling boat would sink, and it did.
(b) Yes, Miss Bowzer had an intuition that Primrose would get a pony for her birthday.
(c) No, like the sheriff, Miss Bowzer believes in facts.
(d) No, Miss Bowzer only believes in waffles.
14. Who counsels the other children to be kind to Primrose because her parents are presumed dead?
(a) Uncle Jack.
(b) Miss Perfidy.
(c) The Town Council.
(d) Miss Honeycut.
15. What incident takes place while Primrose is in the Cantina's store, making Mr. Cantina very angry?
(a) Someone wears a funny hat.
(b) Someone leaves a cake outside in the rain.
(c) Someone breaks her arm.
(d) The dog's leash is cut, and he runs into the street.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Miss Perfidy's reaction when Primrose says that she "just knows" her parents are still alive?
2. How does Miss Perfidy act when Primrose visits her in Chapter 7?
3. What does Primrose decide to write in her mother's notebook?
4. How much is Miss Perfidy being paid each hour to watch Primrose?
5. What is Mallomar named after?
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