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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeff catch that the Professor does not notice to be a bad thing until something is seriously wrong?
(a) Flu
(b) Food poisoning
(c) Chicken pox
(d) Measles

2. For how many house does Jeff wait for Melody at the airport the second time he visits?
(a) 1 day
(b) 1 hour
(c) 2 hours
(d) 1 week

3. 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) Drink
(c) Walk
(d) Bike

4. What did Jeff realize he would miss as the night became darker and darker?
(a) His bus
(b) His mother
(c) His father
(d) His bed

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

6. When the Professor retreats to his study after learning about Melody, what does he leave in the kitchen?
(a) His hat
(b) A shoe
(c) His briefcase
(d) His coffee

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

8. Melody tells Jeff she is going out of town to take pictures at a ___________ with her boyfriend for a week.
(a) County fair
(b) Folk festival
(c) New museum
(d) Rock concert

9. Where does Jeff go on the day before he leaves his mother's home?
(a) The diner
(b) Boston
(c) Max's party
(d) Island

10. What is NOT one of the things that Jeff does when he is at the island?
(a) Watches the waves
(b) Collects trash
(c) Runs along the dunes
(d) Swims

11. What did Jeff use to carry a bundle of food with him to the island?
(a) His backpack
(b) A brown paper bag
(c) A scarf
(d) His guitar case

12. As Jeff was leaving the island, __________ did not watch him go.
(a) The bird
(b) The moon
(c) The fishermen
(d) Melody

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

14. What did Jeff bring back for Brother Thomas from Charleston when he visited his mother?
(a) Beans
(b) Wine
(c) Chocolate
(d) Bread

15. What does Jeff stop doing because he realizes the Professor likes order and routine?
(a) Cleaning
(b) Crying
(c) Doing his homework
(d) Talking

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month does Melody decide to finally leave the Professor and Jeff?

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

3. For what faith is Brother Thomas a brother in his order?

4. What does Jeff decide to send to Melody for Christmas as he believes it is as perfect as his love for her?

5. Professor notes that Tolstoy once said that every unhappy family is ____________ in its own way.

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