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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. What tasty dessert did Jerome make for Emma Lou?
(a) Fresh bread
(b) Shortcake
(c) Muffins
(d) Berry scones
2. Why does Emma Lou's brother, Ben, pay a visit to Jerome?
(a) He wants to see the array of animals
(b) He is suspicious of Jerome's intentions
(c) He wants to confront Jerome about hunting
(d) His mother wonders why Emma Lou goes there
3. Why did Donald Roger pay a visit to Jerome?
(a) To get some ideas for building a shack
(b) To pay him for the racoon his dog killed
(c) To look at the inside of the cabin
(d) To discuss Emma Lou's rage toward him
4. Why does Jerome check his fireplace before lighting a fire?
(a) A rat resides in the chimney
(b) The family of spotted skunks may be hiding there
(c) He wants to be sure the draft is right
(d) He wants to be sure he has used up the wood from the last fire
5. What change does Jerome make in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Grouch?
(a) He learns how to sing like animals
(b) He fixes better meals so he can share with them
(c) He begins to talk about himself and his past
(d) He sleeps better when they are there
Short Answer Questions
1. To what does Jerome compare the pack rats' clumping noise?
2. Emma Lou does not tell Jerome that she and Ben..
3. Jerome is a bit worried at the end of this chapter because...
4. Who is Ben Eppy?
5. Jerome decides to use his stonecutter's tools to make...
Short Essay Questions
1. What can we assume about Emma, based on her trip through the blackberry patch and her prized beany?
2. What might Jerome mean when he tells Old Grouch that he was "licked" when he arrived here?
3. 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?
4. Discuss Jerome's camping experience.
5. What can we learn about the Eppy family, based on the description of their arrival at the redwood grove which would become their home?
6. Discuss Ben's visit to Jerome. What do we learn about the Eppys and Ben in this chapter?
7. How does Jerome deal with the rats who have nested in his wall?
8. What makes Jerome feel better about the lonesomeness of his home?
9. How does Emma Lou know the mountain lion is gone? Why doesn't she tell Jerome?
10. What makes Emma so contentious and determined to battle with Donald Cabot?
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