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Wilson Rawls

Summer of the Monkeys

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1976

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Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. D (Various chapters)

2. C (Various chapters)

3. A (Various chapters)

4. B (Various chapters)

5. A (Chapter 9)

6. C (Various chapters)

7. D (Chapter 18)

8. C (Various chapters)

9. B (Various chapters)

10. A (Chapter 12)

11. A (Chapter 1)

12. B (Chapter 15)

Long Answer

1. The novel demonstrates the values of compassion and sacrifice and how demonstrating characteristics of those values can ultimately be rewarded. Jay Berry gives the money he earns to his sister to help with her leg surgery. He also learns to show compassion toward the monkeys when he saves them from the storm, rather than focusing on his own gain. (Various chapters)

2. Throughout most of the novel, Jay Berry is focused on himself and his own desires and needs. When he uses the money to help Daisy, he becomes less focused on himself and learns to think of others. (Various chapters)