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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. What realization did the author wake up with in Chapter 12?
(a) That he must go home so he could see Jessica again.
(b) That he must go home so he could see Alison again.
(c) That he must get a job.
(d) That he was unhappy and needed to find his happiness.

2. Who did the author meet at dinner on his first night in Chapter 15?
(a) 4 women going to France.
(b) 4 women going to Germany.
(c) 4 French women.
(d) 4 men.

3. Where was the author moving at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) New York.
(b) Miami.
(c) Ft. Lauderdale.
(d) Jacksonville.

4. What did the author say his excuse was for being late to dinner in Chapter 13?
(a) He was at a funeral.
(b) He was at church.
(c) He was shopping.
(d) He was helping a lady change her flat tire.

5. How old was the author in the trip he related back to in Chapter 14?
(a) 15 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 17 years old.
(d) 6 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 17?

2. Where did the author work in Chapter 15?

3. How did the author feel when he was accepted to college?

4. Which band member did the author meet in Chapter 15?

5. What did the author learn about his mother as he was writing his entrance exams for college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author's acceptance seal his "coming of age" story?

2. Where was the author going in Chapter 17?

3. Why did the author decide to return home after running away?

4. What did the friend patronize the author about in Chapter 13?

5. Why did the author avoid going home for dinner after school in Chapter 13?

6. Where did the author travel during the spring, and what did he find out there in Chapter 19?

7. What did the author contemplate doing the summer they returned to New York in Chapter 9?

8. What did Dagmar confirm to the author after his friend patronized him?

9. Who was born in Chapter 11?

10. What were the author's jobs when he was 16 years old living in Florida?

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