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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. It seems to Jeff that the object flying across the island is saying ______________.
(a) Just leave me alone
(b) Who the heck are you
(c) Get out of here
(d) Why are you here

2. Who is waiting for Jeff when he arrives at Gambo's house after Melody and her boyfriend drop him off?
(a) Miss Opal
(b) Aunt Booty
(c) Aunt Georgina
(d) Gambo

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

4. ___________ wants to pour her life experiences into Jeff so he can carry them into his life.
(a) Aunt Georgina
(b) Aunt Booty
(c) Melody
(d) Gambo

5. Brother Thomas also suggests to Jeff that Jeff talk to his father about _______________ as it would be good for him.
(a) Melody
(b) God
(c) School
(d) His feelings

Short Answer Questions

1. While discussing the possibility of a trip to _____________, Jeff learns about the financial troubles Melody left.

2. Melody's boyfriend refuses to bring Jeff to a party he is working that night. What is the profession of the boyfriend?

3. Who raised Melody when she was growing up, as Jeff finds out during a lunch they share?

4. Melody introduces Jeff to the two women as the ________________ even though they did not know of him.

5. What does Jeff write to Gambo after he arrives back in town from his trip with his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeff feel disappointed about Gambo when he arrives to visit with her?

2. Why does Jeff feel that his schooling is a waste of time and a waste of money?

3. Who is waiting for Jeff at the train station when he arrives back home?

4. What is happening at the house where Melody says that she and Jeff need to stop?

5. What does Jeff realize as night falls when he is on the island's land?

6. What does Jeff do the first morning he is with his mom which ends up upsetting her?

7. What does Jeff, a second grader, find when he arrives home from school one early March day?

8. What does the heron seem to be saying to Jeff as Jeff notices it flying across the island?

9. What is the picture Melody painted once that made Jeff wake up worried during the night?

10. What does Jeff say when Brother Thomas asks Jeff if he will go back to visit Melody the next summer?

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