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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeff agree to do with Melody as he feels connected to her when he is going what she wants?
(a) Paint her nails
(b) Walk
(c) Drink
(d) Bike

2. When Jeff and his mother stop at a house where two women are sitting, what are the women doing?
(a) Cooking a soup
(b) Stuffing envelopes
(c) Typing
(d) Painting

3. Which animal impresses Jeff with its solitude as he looks out the window of the bus?
(a) Chicken
(b) Hawk
(c) Deer
(d) Heron

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

5. What does Jeff decide to give to his father as a gift for Christmas this particular year?
(a) Belt
(b) Guitar
(c) Nothing
(d) A book

6. When Jeff cries in his bed after Melody leaves again, he can't believe how easy he was to _____________.
(a) Cry
(b) Upset
(c) Break
(d) Leave

7. Which airport does Jeff arrive at in order to meet with his mother when she picks him up for a visit?
(a) Boston
(b) Baltimore
(c) Charleston
(d) Newark

8. Who is NOT one of the groups of needy that Melody says she wants to help when she is away from the Professor and Jeff?
(a) HIV victims
(b) Orphans
(c) Animals
(d) Hungry children

9. Melody becomes upset with Jeff at first because everyone else has already _____________.
(a) Left
(b) Let their food get cold
(c) Eaten
(d) Gone to work

10. Where does Brother Thomas decide to take Jeff when he learns Jeff has not eaten?
(a) To the monastery
(b) Fast food restaurant
(c) A diner
(d) Straight home

11. Jeff begins to read all that he can about _____________ in order to feel close to Melody.
(a) Herons
(b) Massachusetts
(c) Women
(d) The South

12. What does Melody show to Jeff which shows just how excited he was to see her when he first arrived?
(a) Video
(b) Photo
(c) Letter
(d) Sketch

13. What does Jeff decide to make for himself for dinner in order to not upset the Professor?
(a) Spinach
(b) Cereal
(c) Macaroni and cheese
(d) Hot dogs

14. What does Jeff write to Gambo after he arrives back in town from his trip with his mother?
(a) A long letter
(b) A poem
(c) Thank you note
(d) A story

15. What kinds of guitars does Jeff confess to the professor that he would like to have?
(a) Martins
(b) Gibsons
(c) Russells
(d) Stratocasters

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ wants to pour her life experiences into Jeff so he can carry them into his life.

2. As Jeff was leaving the island, __________ did not watch him go.

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

4. What does Jeff ask the Professor when his letters to his mother and Gambo go unanswered?

5. When the Professor takes Jeff to ________________, Jeff fears he will walk off down the beach and not return.

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