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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the lifestyle change that Jerome makes when he moves to his hundred acres in the woods?
(a) He no longer works
(b) He chops wood for a living
(c) He relies on others for food
(d) He becomes a land realtor

2. What does Emma Lou do while she walks alone in the woods?
(a) She thinks about things
(b) She cries
(c) She hunts for owls
(d) She makes up rhymes

3. Emma Lou probably gets her tough-guy attitude from...
(a) Being raised in the woods
(b) Having all brothers
(c) Having mean parents
(d) Going to a bad school

4. Why does Jerome check his fireplace before lighting a fire?
(a) He wants to be sure he has used up the wood from the last fire
(b) A rat resides in the chimney
(c) He wants to be sure the draft is right
(d) The family of spotted skunks may be hiding there

5. What does Jerome consider his last masterpiece as a stone cutter?
(a) His monument
(b) The large fireplace in his house
(c) His front steps
(d) His well

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Jerome's stonecutting tools?

2. What does Emma Lou discover in the blackberry patch?

3. By chewing up his letters, what do the mice accomplish for Jerome?

4. How do Mr. and Mrs. Grouch respond to Jerome's talking?

5. What is unique about Jerome's front wndow?

(see the answer key)

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