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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. Who gives Ruth a painting?
(a) David.
(b) Denise.
(c) Meg.
(d) Susan.

2. Who is punished for putting their toys in the incinerator?
(a) Meg.
(b) David.
(c) Donny.
(d) Woofer.

3. Where is the place to be for children in the neighborhood?
(a) The Rock.
(b) Donny's house.
(c) The creek.
(d) The Chandler house.

4. What does Meg appear to be nervous about?
(a) Staying with the Chandlers.
(b) Going to the Rock.
(c) Meeting Donny.
(d) Catching crayfish.

5. What does David do while at the Rock?
(a) Play hide and seek.
(b) Catch catfish.
(c) Listen to music.
(d) Catch crayfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is stopped from hitting Meg in Chapter 14?

2. Who does David hear scream when he arrives at the brook?

3. Who is left by their husband to take care of three small children?

4. What does David notice about Meg's arm?

5. What word(s) best describes the weather at the carnival?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ruth and how is the Chandler home described?

2. When David finds himself alone at the carnival, what does he do?

3. What does David learn and see happen in Chapter 14 when arriving home inebriated?

4. What is David's life like after the summer of 1958?

5. What is The Game?

6. What does Meg discuss with David after the tent worm incident?

7. What happens when the Chandler kids go to the carnival in Chapter 7?

8. What happens to Meg's parents?

9. What happens when Ruth recruits the children to get rid of the trees full of tent worms?

10. What is the result of the boys spying in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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