Summer of the Monkeys

Where did the monkeys go that made Jay Berry get scared?

• The monkeys went back to the river bottoms.

• The monkeys went into the house.

• The monkeys took off running down the road.

• The monkeys went into the corn crib.

What was Rowdy doing when Jay Berry was going to tell grandpa about the monkeys?

• Rowdy was sitting in the fairy ring again.

• Rowdy was in the corn crib sitting down in the middle of the monkeys.

• Rowdy was sitting on the porch waiting for his dinner.

• Rowdy was chasing Gandy around the farm.

What event led to mama losing a lot of her scare?

• Daisy holding Jimbo.

• The monkeys going into the corn crib.

• Papa telling her everything was going to be okay.

• Rowdy playing with the monkeys.

What was grandpa going to do now that Jay Berry caught the monkeys?

• Grandpa was going to see the store and help Jay Berry train his horse.

• Grandpa was closing the store to go look at the monkeys.

• Grandpa was going to write a letter to the circus people.

• Grandpa was going to go tell grandma.

What did the mailman offer to do for grandpa and Jay Berry?

• The mailman offered to send a telegram as soon as he got back to town.

• The mailman offered to take the monkeys to the circus people.

• The mailman offered to buy the monkeys from them.

• The mailman offered Jay Berry $100 for all the monkeys.

When Jay Berry was filling the sack with candy, why didn't he take any penny suckers?

• Jay Berry didn't like penny suckers.

• Daisy didn't like penny suckers.

• Mama was worried about them choking on penny suckers.

• The sticks would take up too much room in the sack.

Why didn't grandpa want Jay Berry going with him to see Tom?

• Grandpa didn't think Jay Berry would like him.

• Jay Berry might hear some words that grandpa didn't want him to hear.

• Grandpa wanted to talk to Tom first.

• Grandpa was afraid of Tom.

Which of the following is a simile on page 228?

• Mama got up from the table and started stacking the supper dishes.

• The monkeys are all wadded up in the straw bed.

• Daisy looked down into the sack and her eyes lit up like a match in the dark.

• Jay Berry acted like he was going to be a millionaire.

What made Jay Berry throw up?

• Drinking sour mash.

• The thermometer stuffed in his mouth.

• The sight of the castor oil.

• Mama's cooking.

How did papa know Jay Berry wasn't sick anymore?

• Jay Berry had a 2nd helping of breakfast.

• Jay Berry was talking about getting the monkeys again.

• Jay Berry was doing somersaults outside.

• Jay Berry was teasing Gandy again.