On Golden Pond Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ernest Thompson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

On Golden Pond Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason is Chelsea going to visit?
(a) Because she is moving overseas and it is the last time she'll see her parents for several years.
(b) To announce a big surprise.
(c) To go fishing with Norman.
(d) For Norman's birthday.

2. Why does Norman pick up the telephone?
(a) To see if there is a dial tone.
(b) To call Chelsea.
(c) To call his office and check in.
(d) To call and order pizza delivery.

3. What is the best description of the living room?
(a) Tidy and organized.
(b) Filled to overflowing with junk.
(c) Disorganized.
(d) Austere.

4. Where do Norman and Ethel Thayer return for their anniversary?
(a) Boothbay Harbor.
(b) Golden Pond.
(c) Martha's Vineyard.
(d) Kennebunkport.

5. What does Ethel have in her arms?
(a) The clothes off the line.
(b) An orphaned bird.
(c) A picnic basket.
(d) A bundle of firewood.

6. Who is knocking on the door?
(a) Billy Ray.
(b) Norman's wife.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) No one.

7. In the story that Ethel tells about when the character in question #26 was young, what was he carrying?
(a) A box of chocolates.
(b) A fishing pole and tackle box.
(c) Salt Water Taffy.
(d) A dozen roses.

8. Who is on the phone when it rings?
(a) The operator.
(b) Norman's brother.
(c) No one.
(d) Chelsea.

9. What happened to Chelsea's husband?
(a) They divorced years ago.
(b) He was married to another woman when he married Chelsea, so the marriage was annulled.
(c) He was killed in an airplane crash.
(d) His boat was lost at sea and he was never found.

10. What does Ethel find intriguing about Miss Appley and Miss Tate?
(a) That they have been together for so many years and must have had a great love affair.
(b) That they have lived into their 90s.
(c) That they had both been asked for marriage by the same man and each in turn had said no.
(d) That they are identical twins and still are impossible to tell apart.

11. Who is knocking on the door?
(a) Ethel.
(b) Charles.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) Chelsea.

12. What does the couple watch as the scene closes?
(a) A pair of trumpeter swans on the lake.
(b) A pair of loons out on the lake.
(c) A mama bear and her cub lumbering along the shoreline.
(d) Two squirrels gathering nuts.

13. Where is Chelsea going after stopping to see her parents?
(a) To Disneyworld in Florida.
(b) China.
(c) Europe.
(d) The Grand Tetons.

14. What happened to the screen door?
(a) The spring on it popped off.
(b) Nothing; it is fine.
(c) It fell off its hinges.
(d) The screen is torn.

15. What does Charlie offer to do for Ethel and Norman?
(a) Fix the plumbing under the sink.
(b) Fix the small leak in the motorboat.
(c) Repair the well pump.
(d) Fix the screen door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what ethnic group does Norman seem prejudiced?

2. What is one thing Charlie brought with him?

3. How old will Elmer be on his next birthday?

4. What separates the kitchen from the living room?

5. Who is the person in the picture on the mantle that Norman is studying?

(see the answer keys)

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