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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 do the Watsons have a hard time getting used to in Alabama?
(a) The heat.
(b) The bugs.
(c) The humidity.
(d) The close neighbors.

2. What once tried to drown the hunting dog?
(a) A deer.
(b) A racoon.
(c) A fox.
(d) A badger.

3. What caused the big boom?
(a) A caved in roof.
(b) Falling rocks.
(c) Thunder.
(d) A bomb.

4. Where is the first stop the Watsons make on their road trip?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Indiana.

5. What street did the church bombing in Birmingham take place?
(a) F street.
(b) 16th street.
(c) A street.
(d) 18th street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Watson children afraid of when they take their second break of the road trip?

2. Who does Joey go to Sunday School with in Alabama?

3. What is the safe place a sign points to along the lake?

4. Why did Joey leave the church before the big boom?

5. What does Dad call the family when they all wake up in the car in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kenny hear after Joey goes to church in Chapter 14, and what does Dad think caused it?

2. What relieves Momma about Dad ignoring all of her plans for the trip?

3. Who is the Wool Pooh?

4. What does Momma say she dissapproves of her mother for, and what is Grandma's response?

5. How does Joey react when Mrs. Davidson brings her a present, and what does Momma say about this?

6. Why does Kenny want to go to Collier's Landing, and how do his siblings react to this?

7. Why does Dad tell Kenny that Byron needs to go to Alabama for a time?

8. What caused what Kenny heard in the back yard, and how does he discover this?

9. Why can't Mr. Robert and his dog hunt anymore?

10. What do Kenny and Byron trade off doing while driving in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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