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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Runt's new partner is...
(a) Lazy and slow
(b) Mean and snappish
(c) Very hungry
(d) As big as Old Grouch
2. Why does Emma Lou dislike the other neighbor, Donald?
(a) He is cold to Jerome Kildee
(b) His dog kills wildlife
(c) He does not respect women
(d) He is mean and aggressive
3. Emma Lou has skills that Jerome does not have, including...
(a) Knowledge of how to get rid of skunk smell
(b) The ability to set up a camp
(c) Surviving through the winter
(d) Spelling and grammar
4. The Eppy house was located...
(a) Closer to town
(b) In a grove of redwoods
(c) In the local suburbs
(d) In a pasture below the mountains
5. Emma's choice of clothing, instead of frilly dresses, was...
(a) Tights and boots
(b) Long black pants
(c) Rolled up jeans
(d) Hooded raincoats
Short Answer Questions
1. To what strange place does Mrs. Grouch move her children?
2. How does Jerome feel about Emma arming herself with a rifle?
3. What is the lifestyle change that Jerome makes when he moves to his hundred acres in the woods?
4. Jerome secretly assumes that the Eppy family has...
5. How does Old Grouch demonstrate his indifference as a parent?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss Jerome's camping experience.
2. Jerome tells Old Grouch that he dealt with sad people. What was so sad about Jerome's profession?
3. How does Jerome deal with the rats who have nested in his wall?
4. There is a telling sentence about Jerome's relationships with women in the description of Emma Lou. Do a close reading and discuss some possible meanings.
5. Why is it nerve-wracking for Donald Roger to show up at Jerome's house in this chapter?
6. What can we assume about Emma, based on her trip through the blackberry patch and her prized beany?
7. Why does Emma Lou, initially, want to pay a visit to Jerome?
8. After carving Charmine's gravestone, what is Jerome inspired to do next? Why?
9. Donald is spying on Jerome Kildee's house from the woods. What might this tell us about the time of history in which the book was written?
10. What does Jerome gather from Old Grouch's behavior while the baby skunks are under the house? What might his conclusions reveal about his own past?
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