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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens between Pat and Madeline at Doc's car?
(a) They tussle.
(b) They exchange phone numbers.
(c) They kiss.
(d) They wait for Doc.

2. Which description best suits Doc?
(a) Overweight with a soft voice.
(b) Red curly hair and a wild mustache.
(c) Salt and pepper hair and rosy cheeks.
(d) Thin with a face of freckles.

3. At the diner, what does Doc promise to do for Pat?
(a) Plan a fishing trip.
(b) Find Pat a job.
(c) Teach him Japanese.
(d) Buy Pat a puppy.

4. What does Pat do when he sees Madeline for the first time?
(a) Pat ignores her.
(b) Pat follows her.
(c) Pat asks her for directions.
(d) Pat introduces himself.

5. What does Pat tell Madeline in Chapter 11?
(a) That Pat doesn't like her.
(b) That Doc warned Pat not to go near Madeline.
(c) Pat's life story.
(d) That Pat is an ex-con.

6. When Pat revisits the diner, where does he sit?
(a) At the counter.
(b) In his car.
(c) In a dark corner.
(d) On a roadside bench.

7. How does Myrtle feel about Doc?
(a) He is a respectable gentleman.
(b) He is a corrupting influence.
(c) He is her political ally.
(d) He is a suspicious man.

8. What month is it in Chapter 15?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) July.
(d) May.

9. Who peeks in on Pat and Lila in the bedroom?
(a) Madeline.
(b) Senator Burkman.
(c) Willie.
(d) Doc.

10. How does Madeline recount her life story to Pat?
(a) Emotionally.
(b) Colorfully.
(c) Vaguely.
(d) Earnestly.

11. What did Doc steal from the school safe?
(a) Property deeds.
(b) Bake sale profits.
(c) Tuition receipts.
(d) Scholarship money.

12. Whose advice does Lila appear to respond to?
(a) Willie's.
(b) Bill Hardesty's.
(c) Pat's.
(d) Doc's.

13. Where do Pat and Doc stop for lunch?
(a) A cafe.
(b) The food court of a mall.
(c) A fast food restaurant.
(d) A roadhouse diner.

14. Why is Pat ineligible for parole?
(a) Pat behaved badly in prison.
(b) Pat has a life sentence.
(c) Pat does not have a sponsor.
(d) He is too dangerous.

15. Who follows Pat out of town with Myrtle?
(a) Governor Clay.
(b) A policeman.
(c) Doc.
(d) Madeline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Myrtle tell Pat he is becoming involved in?

2. Where do Pat and Doc eat lunch in Chapter 7?

3. What does Pat realize at the end of Chapter 11?

4. What color is Myrtle's hair?

5. What do Pat and Madeline promise to do?

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