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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. Jerome prepares for the party by...
(a) Cleaning under the bed
(b) Making punch
(c) Making sandwiches
(d) Warming the cabin

2. Jerome seems now to be needing...
(a) A housekeeper
(b) More sunshine
(c) More food
(d) More sleep

3. Regarding the Eppys' long walk home,...
(a) Jerome wishes they had stayed
(b) Jerome decides to check on them
(c) Jerome frets about their safety
(d) Jerome is not worried

4. When the children leave together, Jerome realizes that...
(a) The two are actually in love
(b) They are better kids than he thought
(c) His plan for peace between them has worked
(d) His world is about to change

5. When Emma is able to prove the mountain lion's existence, she...
(a) Does a little dance
(b) Twirls like a ballerina
(c) Has a fist-fight with Donald
(d) Lets out a loud yell

Short Answer Questions

1. Emma recognizes that Donald has...

2. Through responses to his ads, Donald has learned that...

3. Now out on his own, Monarch ...

4. Donald arrives at Jerome's house, carrying...

5. To find out about shipping the animals, Donald has written to...

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss what Emma has managed to teach the skunks to do as tricks.

2. With the entire Eppy family present, and the large amounts of food on the table, how has Jerome's small house been transformed?

3. Discuss Emma Lou's response to the discovery that Donald has been visiting Jerome. How is Jerome affected?

4. What becomes clear about Donald's need to compete with Emma Lou? What is his problem with her?

5. What does Jerome seem to realize after Donald's appearance in this chapter? Why does he invited him for dinner?

6. What can the reader deduce about Jerome's cooking skills? Why?

7. Why are Jerome Kildee's nerves frayed at this time? There is more than one reason.

8. Why is Jerome feeling stressful?

9. What does Emma suspect has become of Monarch? Why?

10. What activities seem to bring the two kids together? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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