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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The boyfriend tells Jeff that Melody married the Professor because she was ______________.
(a) Lonely
(b) Desperate
(c) Pregnant
(d) Single

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

5. Who is NOT one of the relatives to which Melody introduces him?
(a) Aunt Dodo
(b) Aunt Georgina
(c) Gambo
(d) Aunt Booty

6. Brother Thomas tells Jeff that his illness has been a __________ to the Professor, but this is a good thing.
(a) Curse
(b) Shock
(c) Blessing
(d) Happy time

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

8. What must Jeff hurry to do as he has stayed at the island for such a long time?
(a) Catch his flight
(b) Pack
(c) Wash his clothes
(d) Find his mother

9. 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) Bike
(d) Walk

10. Where does Brother Thomas reveal he will be studying for the next year?
(a) Harvard
(b) Yale
(c) Oxford
(d) MIT

11. Melody takes Jeff into the city to show him how green and polluted the ______________ is.
(a) River
(b) Ground water
(c) Local factory
(d) Park

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

13. What does Jeff's father give to Jeff for Christmas which is a touching gift to receive?
(a) A picture of him and Jeff
(b) Old Martin guitar
(c) An old home movie
(d) A book of baby pictures

14. Who is waiting to pick up Jeff when he arrives back home from his visit with Melody?
(a) The Professor
(b) Brother Thomas
(c) Jackson
(d) Ian

15. Over breakfast, ______________ reminds Jeff that he had invited himself to stay, which makes him feel uncomfortable.
(a) Aunt Booty
(b) Gambo
(c) Miss Opal
(d) Melody

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeff sees himself as Melody's _____________, faithful no matter what.

2. The Professor admits that Melody was often ___________ with him - first by his inability to first buy a big engagement ring and then buy a house.

3. What did Jeff use in order to get back to the mainland?

4. When Brother Thomas asks if Jeff will go back to visit his mom, Jeff says _____________.

5. Then Melody tells Jeff that he is just like ______________ in the way that he waits for her to get him.

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