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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 shocks Jay Berry as he watches the monkeys?
(a) They feed each other.
(b) They start jumping on him.
(c) The chimpanzee laughs at him.
(d) They lock tails and walk around.

2. What does Jay Berry's father think about the animal which Jay Berry's dog has treed?
(a) It can't possibly live in this cold climate.
(b) It must be a circus animal.
(c) It must have escaped from the zoo.
(d) It must be someone's pet.

3. Who did the Cherokee Indians think was crazy, so they avoided coming to Grandpa's store?
(a) Grandma's brother.
(b) The butterfly professor.
(c) The new minister.
(d) The traveling salesman.

4. What does the chimpanzee do that reminds Jay Berry of his Grandfather?
(a) He scratches his chin.
(b) He scratches his behind.
(c) He scratches his belly.
(d) He scratches his head.

5. Jay Berry's maternal grandfather lives near which river?
(a) The Ohio River.
(b) The Illinois River.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Colorado River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Jay Berry's dog chase up into a tree?

2. Who does Jay Berry take to the bottoms to see the monkeys?

3. What does the chimpanzee do while Jay Berry is drinking water from a spring?

4. What does Daisy want to be when she grows up?

5. What is the name of the gander at Jay Berry's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jay Berry's Grandpa tell him about the monkeys?

2. Describe the area where Jay Berry lives and explores.

3. Describe Jay Berry's parents.

4. What do Jay Berry's parents think when he tells them about the monkeys?

5. Why does Daisy warn Jay Berry about not hurting the monkeys?

6. What is notable about Daisy's health and how can her childhood be described?

7. What things make Jay Berry content in his life?

8. What does Jay Berry end up doing when he goes after the family milk cow which has escaped one day?

9. What does Jay Berry do after he and Papa return to the bottoms but can't find the monkeys?

10. How does Grandpa tell Jay Berry to try to trap the monkey with the net?

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