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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. Why does Roy ask a favor of Lucas at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) He thinks Lucas needs a summer hobby.
(b) He is embarassed.
(c) He did not make the track team himself.
(d) Darren has asked him to.

2. What is Lucas's mother doing when Lucas and Roy return from the NA meeting in Chapter 15?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Crying.

3. What does Lucas's mother tell him about Zoe that he did not know?
(a) She had an affair with the father of one of the children.
(b) She made one of the children's mothers cry in public.
(c) She had problems with alcohol and drugs.
(d) She kept driving the bus even after the accident.

4. How many letters does Zoe write to Lucas while Lucas is in jail?
(a) 310.
(b) 4000.
(c) 730.
(d) 128.

5. Walking to the next Monday meeting, in Chapter 17, what favor does Roy ask of Lucas?
(a) To join the track team.
(b) To keep NA a secret from their parents.
(c) To sit outside the meeting again.
(d) To call Libby Weller.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, why does Connor come by to see Lucas the morning after the NA meeting?

2. What does Connor say he will tell his mother about the pillow case?

3. What personal question does Lucas ask Zoe in Chapter 12?

4. What does Roy ask for in return for his promise to Lucas in Chapter 14?

5. How does Lucas get Connor's attention from downstairs in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lucas's reaction to seeing Roy again?

2. What mistake does Lucas make twice with Roy?

3. How does Lucas learn about the gun?

4. Why does Roy come home from Vietnam?

5. When Lucas drops the gun into the river, he tells the river, "You owe me one." What does he mean?

6. How does Roy react to Joe's offer to help?

7. What became of Zoe and her cabin?

8. Why does Connor insist Lucas saved him?

9. What advice does Zoe give Lucas when he says he has got too many people to save?

10. How did Lucas avoid Vietnam and why?

(see the answer keys)

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