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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what is the weather like when the narrator and her father go for a drive?
(a) Windy and sunny.
(b) Hot and sunny.
(c) Cloudy and windy.
(d) Warm and cloudy.

2. On the wallpaper in the room where the narrator is sleeping at the Kinsella's house, what people are on the wallpaper?
(a) Boys and girls running.
(b) Children playing.
(c) Families.
(d) Small boy.

3. In Chapter 2, what light is there from the sun when the narrator goes to bed?
(a) Full sun.
(b) A hint of light.
(c) None.
(d) A dim light.

4. In Chapter 2, how long has the narrator's mother said that Mrs. Kinsella can keep the narrator?
(a) Until school starts.
(b) As long as she likes.
(c) Until summer.
(d) A couple months.

5. What flowers can the narrator see from an upstairs window in Chapter 2?
(a) Bluebells.
(b) Foxglove.
(c) Dahlias.
(d) Roses.

6. In Chapter 2, when was the last rain shower?
(a) 2 months ago.
(b) Middle of the month.
(c) First of the month.
(d) 3 months ago.

7. What would Mrs. Kinsella like to send the narrator's mother in Chapter 2?
(a) Money.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Laborers.

8. Where does Mrs. Kinsella get clothes for the narrator after her first bath?
(a) A dresser in her bedroom.
(b) A closet.
(c) A trunk in the hall.
(d) A dresser in another bedroom.

9. How does Mrs. Kinsella get the dirt under the narrator's toenails?
(a) Soaking in the hot water.
(b) Lathering soap on her toes.
(c) Sliding an emery board under her nails.
(d) Tweezers.

10. When did the narrator's mother pay for last year's haying in Chapter 2?
(a) Almost 9 months after the harvest.
(b) 2 months after the harvest.
(c) 6 months after the harvest.
(d) Just recently.

11. Where does Mrs. Kinsella have the narrator say her prayers in Chapter 2?
(a) At the kitchen table.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In bed.
(d) Kneeling on the floor.

12. In Chapter 2, when the wind blows, what color does the grass turn?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gray.

13. How many lamps are in the Kinsella's bedroom?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

14. What type of steps lead upstairs from the kitchen at the Kinsellas?
(a) Wood.
(b) Laminate covers.
(c) Rubber covers.
(d) Carpeted.

15. In Chapter 1, why is the narrator feeling bad when her father leaves?
(a) She wishes her mother had come.
(b) She wishes her sister had come.
(c) He does not say goodbye.
(d) She feels homesick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator use in Chapter 2 to take a drink from the well?

2. What type of gate leads to the well on the Kinsella's property?

3. What are on the wallpaper in the room where the narrator sleeps at the Kinsella's house?

4. In Chapter 1, what is Mrs. Kinsella wearing when the narrator sees her for the first time?

5. What village do the narrator and her father drive through in Chapter 1?

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