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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 name does Sarah Ruth give to Edward?
(a) Malone.
(b) Susanna.
(c) Jangles.
(d) Clyde.

2. Where does Edward ride while traveling with Bull and his dog?
(a) On Bull's shoulder.
(b) Under Bull's arm.
(c) In Bull's bedroll.
(d) On Bull's head.

3. On what month with Edward does Sarah Ruth stop eating in Chapter 19?
(a) The fourth month.
(b) The third month.
(c) The fifth month.
(d) The second month.

4. How is the sign for the diner described in Chapter 21?
(a) It is a chalkboard sign.
(b) It is a wooden sign.
(c) It is a mural sign.
(d) It is a neon sign.

5. Of what material is Edward's suit made in Chapter 22?
(a) Taffeta.
(b) Silk.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Satin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Jack's kids?

2. What name does the old woman give to Edward in Chapter 15?

3. What does Bryce's father do before leaving the home in the beginning of Chapter 18?

4. Who lunges after Edward to prevent him from leaving in Chapter 22?

5. What does Bull say is "the irony of our constant movement" in Chapter 13 (95)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bryce leave his home with Edward in Chapter 19? Where does he go?

2. How does Edward become separated from Bull and Lucy?

3. What happens to Edward at the end of Chapter 21?

4. Whom does Edward encounter in his dream in Chapter 22?

5. How is Bryce's home described?

6. Who is Lucius Clarke and what are Edward's perceptions of this character?

7. How do Bull, Lucy, and Edward travel? Where do they go?

8. How is Bryce and Sarah Ruth's father described?

9. Why and how is Edward prevented from departing in the dream in Chapter 22?

10. What is different about Edward in his dream in Chapter 22?

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