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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jeff ends up ________________ on the beach, which leaves him feeling great.
(a) Crying
(b) Praying
(c) Playing
(d) Sleeping

2. Who comes for dinner the day after Christmas to eat with Jeff and the Professor?
(a) Melody
(b) Dr. Baker
(c) Brother Thomas
(d) Dicey Tillerman

3. When the Professor takes Jeff to ________________, Jeff fears he will walk off down the beach and not return.
(a) Hilton Head
(b) Panama City
(c) Ocean Beach
(d) Daytona Beach

4. What did Jeff find and put into his pocket to bring home with him?
(a) Ocean glass
(b) Seaweed
(c) Sand dollar
(d) Green stone

5. Who is Melody's boyfriend who comes along to help pick up Jeff at the airport?
(a) Ian
(b) Max
(c) Trevor
(d) Jackson

6. Jeff doesn't care what's happening to him at school, because of _____________, "nothing could touch him."
(a) His guitar
(b) Melody
(c) Herons
(d) The Professor

7. Melody introduces Jeff to the two women as the ________________ even though they did not know of him.
(a) Man that looks like his father
(b) Son she never wanted
(c) Son she is proud of
(d) Man in her life

8. Melody's boyfriend refuses to bring Jeff to a party he is working that night. What is the profession of the boyfriend?
(a) Photographer
(b) Publicist
(c) Caterer
(d) Celebrity

9. Who is Jeff's doctor that the Professor needs to call when Jeff becomes very ill?
(a) Dr. Thomas
(b) Dr. Baker
(c) Dr. Smith
(d) Dr. Elliott

10. What is the weather like when Jeff is sitting at the island before he leaves for his father's house?
(a) Cold
(b) Stormy
(c) Rainy
(d) Hot

11. Who does the Professor tell Jeff more about in order to help him understand his background?
(a) The Professor's mom
(b) Gambo
(c) Aunt Georgina
(d) Brother Thomas

12. Jeff becomes talented at reading the Professor's ____________ and figuring out what he might want.
(a) Notes
(b) Emails
(c) Expressions
(d) Books

13. When the Professor gives Jeff an allowance week after week, what does Jeff save up to buy?
(a) A book
(b) A guitar
(c) A bus ticket
(d) A plane ticket

14. What does Jeff decide to send to Melody for Christmas as he believes it is as perfect as his love for her?
(a) Song he wrote
(b) Book
(c) Guitar
(d) Scarf

15. What does Jeff realize he must do as night falls upon him at this island?
(a) Tell his mother the truth
(b) Cross back to the mainland
(c) Get better grades
(d) Leave his father

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Jeff when he arrives at Gambo's house after Melody and her boyfriend drop him off?

2. Jeff feels bad about the money that the Professor is paying for his __________ since he things it's been a waste.

3. What does Jeff catch that the Professor does not notice to be a bad thing until something is seriously wrong?

4. Jeff decides he wants to be perfect in his _____________ for Melody.

5. What does Jeff agree to do with Melody as he feels connected to her when he is going what she wants?

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