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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What oath do friends John and Lorraine make at the beginning of the book regarding Mr. Pignati?
(a) Hide and protect him.
(b) Record his story.
(c) Keep his secret safe.
(d) Take a picture of him.

2. After the tension is broken following Mr. Pignati telling the teens that his wife passes away, what does Mr. Pignati start to do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Cry.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Tremble.

3. John tells Lorraine that he knows what happens to Mrs. Pignati because he finds:
(a) A notice from a psychiatric hospital.
(b) A sad letter written by Mr. Pignati.
(c) A goodbye letter from Mrs. Pignati.
(d) Her funeral bill.

4. Lorraine feels that John needs to make up interesting stories about his life because he is _______.
(a) Bored.
(b) Mentally ill.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) Protecting himself.

5. After remembering Lorraine telling him that he smokes because he must want to die, John realizes that _____.
(a) She cares about him more than his own parents do.
(b) He doesn't want to ever smoke again.
(c) She's right.
(d) He'd rather be dead than live the way most adults do.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Lorraine talks to Mr. Pignati by phone, what does John do?

2. Norton gains notoriety when he gets caught stealing what?

3. In Chapter Three, John gives the impression that he and Lorraine:

4. In Chapter Two, Lorraine explains that she and John feel they need to write about what?

5. As a result of what Norton plays with when he is little, according to John, Norton becomes what?

(see the answer key)

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