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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Brown read to the class?
(a) Part of his own novel.
(b) The homework James wrote.
(c) A poem Helen wrote.
(d) A news article about ghosts.

2. Why was Billy's body in rough shape?
(a) Billy had been in a car accident.
(b) The boy had been beaten to death.
(c) Billy has a devastating disease.
(d) Billy had been abusing drugs.

3. Who is the ghost cleaving to as this story begins?
(a) James.
(b) Mr. Brown.
(c) A playwright.
(d) A poet.

4. Where do the boy and the ghost go to speak?
(a) Nowhere. They can't speak together.
(b) A car.
(c) The faculty lounge.
(d) A phone booth.

5. What happens when Mr. Brown departs while Helen is with James?
(a) She has to find another host.
(b) She feels a sense of freedom.
(c) She feels cold and wet mud and slime.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in the classroom with the teacher?

2. What signifies a soul leaving?

3. What does the spirit do with the students' papers?

4. What does the boy want from the ghost?

5. What happens when her host dies?

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