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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the trees on the school grounds come from?
(a) They were saved from when the school is built.
(b) Donations from a nursery.
(c) The auction.
(d) The trees are not mentioned.

2. What flabbergasts Juli about her father's response to her statement?
(a) That they are all going to stay with her grandparents.
(b) That the house is being rented.
(c) That her father has lost his job.
(d) That they are moving.

3. Why doesn't David visit Juli's home?
(a) David does not like Juli's mother.
(b) David feels safer at the institution.
(c) David is too violent.
(d) David is not allowed to by the institution.

4. How are the boys known who are chosen for the auction?
(a) They have no particular name.
(b) Basket boys.
(c) Mama's boys.
(d) Lady's men.

5. What is something Juli learns from Chester?
(a) How to make the chickens lay more eggs.
(b) How to plant spring bulbs.
(c) How to dig a french drain.
(d) How to build a picket fence.

6. What happens when Bryce tries to corner Juli?
(a) They get into a shouting match.
(b) She says she is not interested in talking to him.
(c) She tells him she'll talk with him later.
(d) Juli ends up slapping Bryce.

7. What do Juli, her father and David do?
(a) Go get ice cream.
(b) Go sit in the park.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Go to the zoo.

8. What does Juli interrupt as she is talking to Bryce?
(a) A conversation between him and Mike.
(b) A conversation between him and Rick.
(c) His becoming tearful.
(d) His apology.

9. What does Juli whisper to Bryce?
(a) That she does not want to talk to him.
(b) That he looks real handsome.
(c) That she is hoping to talk with him later in private.
(d) That he is an idiot.

10. What does Chester say his wife would have done?
(a) Smacked Bryce.
(b) Told Juli what she needed to raise chickens in a healthy environment.
(c) Stayed in the tree all night.
(d) Made Bryce tell Juli right off what he was doing with the eggs.

11. What does Bryce think he should have done to Garrett in the library?
(a) Punched him.
(b) Asked him for his source of information.
(c) Refused to hear what Garrett had to say.
(d) Informed him of the real situation about David.

12. What does the helper bring with him/her?
(a) Work gloves.
(b) A book on raising chickens.
(c) A book on yard care.
(d) A few potted flowers.

13. For whom does Juli root to win Bryce's lunch?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Darla.
(d) Shelly.

14. What do Juli's parents talk about concerning Uncle David?
(a) How his upkeep is a big financial burden.
(b) That he is gravely ill.
(c) That he is being moved to another facility.
(d) That he may have to come and live with them.

15. What does each boy have to do who is chosen?
(a) Perform an hour's worth of tasks for the winner of the bid.
(b) Make up a picnic lunch for the girls to bid upon.
(c) Volunteer for some community service.
(d) Supply and photo and bio for the newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname of one of the girls interested in Bryce?

2. With what is David's wall covered?

3. How does Bryce feel about being chosen?

4. Whose birthday is it?

5. What does Mrs. Stueby say Juli needs for her chickens?

(see the answer keys)

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