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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Melody asks Jeff is life is very ____________ for him, though she then tells him not to answer and make her feel guiltier.
(a) Boring
(b) Exciting
(c) Terrific
(d) Terrible

2. Melody tells Jeff that Gambo has had ______________ and is very weak as a result.
(a) A stroke
(b) A broken back
(c) Surgery
(d) Cancer

3. Jeff rejects the Professor's offer to buy him _____________ as he wants that link to be Melody's alone.
(a) A bus ticket
(b) A car
(c) A plane ticket
(d) Guitar lessons

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

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

6. ___________ wants to pour her life experiences into Jeff so he can carry them into his life.
(a) Melody
(b) Aunt Booty
(c) Gambo
(d) Aunt Georgina

7. What did Jeff use in order to get back to the mainland?
(a) Rowboat
(b) His arms and legs to swim
(c) Powerboat
(d) A surfboard

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

9. ______________ tells Jeff to go away because he is making her tried.
(a) Dicey
(b) Melody
(c) Gambo
(d) Miss Opal

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

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

12. During what month does Melody decide to finally leave the Professor and Jeff?
(a) May
(b) March
(c) January
(d) February

13. What does Jeff do in response to the offer of a new Christmas gift, though he explains his response later?
(a) Leaves the house
(b) Cries
(c) Gets angry
(d) Laughs

14. Jeff sees himself as Melody's _____________, faithful no matter what.
(a) Knight
(b) Husband
(c) Partner
(d) Best son

15. What does Gambo say of Jeff as she is looking at him and telling others to look as well?
(a) He is too much like his father
(b) He is short
(c) He is handsome
(d) He looks like Melody

Short Answer Questions

1. The Professors invites Jeff to go to a ____________ with him and Brother Thomas.

2. Jeff ends up ________________ on the beach, which leaves him feeling great.

3. The three women talk about the unfairness of _____________ as they continue to fill envelopes.

4. What is NOT one of the things that Jeff does when he is at the island?

5. Which animal impresses Jeff with its solitude as he looks out the window of the bus?

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