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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jeff begins to read all that he can about _____________ in order to feel close to Melody.
(a) Massachusetts
(b) The South
(c) Women
(d) Herons

2. What did Jeff use to carry a bundle of food with him to the island?
(a) A brown paper bag
(b) His backpack
(c) A scarf
(d) His guitar case

3. What does Jeff write to Melody after he arrives back in town from his trip with his mother?
(a) A story
(b) A poem
(c) Thank you note
(d) Long letter

4. What does Jeff write to Gambo after he arrives back in town from his trip with his mother?
(a) A long letter
(b) A story
(c) A poem
(d) Thank you note

5. Where does Brother Thomas decide to take Jeff when he learns Jeff has not eaten?
(a) To the monastery
(b) A diner
(c) Straight home
(d) Fast food restaurant

6. Jeff finally decides that ________ someone means loving them even if they don't do what you want.
(a) Be related to
(b) Admiring
(c) Loving
(d) Living with

7. In what grade is Jeff when he finds out his mother has left him and his father, the Professor?
(a) Fifth
(b) Eighth
(c) First
(d) Second

8. Who is Melody's boyfriend who comes along to help pick up Jeff at the airport?
(a) Max
(b) Trevor
(c) Ian
(d) Jackson

9. As Jeff was leaving the island, __________ did not watch him go.
(a) The moon
(b) The bird
(c) The fishermen
(d) Melody

10. During what month does Melody decide to finally leave the Professor and Jeff?
(a) March
(b) May
(c) February
(d) January

11. When the Professor takes Jeff to ________________, Jeff fears he will walk off down the beach and not return.
(a) Ocean Beach
(b) Daytona Beach
(c) Hilton Head
(d) Panama City

12. The three women talk about the unfairness of _____________ as they continue to fill envelopes.
(a) Womanhood
(b) Children
(c) Society
(d) God

13. Where does Brother Thomas reveal he will be studying for the next year?
(a) Oxford
(b) Yale
(c) MIT
(d) Harvard

14. What is NOT one of the things that Jeff does when he is at the island?
(a) Swims
(b) Collects trash
(c) Runs along the dunes
(d) Watches the waves

15. What does the Professor offer to buy for Jeff if Jeff isn't happy with his Christmas gift?
(a) A new guitar
(b) A plane ticket
(c) A new pair of shoes
(d) A car

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes for dinner the day after Christmas to eat with Jeff and the Professor?

2. What did Jeff bring back for Brother Thomas from Charleston when he visited his mother?

3. Jeff realizes he can hear the joking between Thomas and the Professor and enjoy the conversation because of ____________.

4. Melody tells Jeff that she wouldn't leave him if she thought she had to ____________ about him.

5. Melody tells Jeff she is going out of town to take pictures at a ___________ with her boyfriend for a week.

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