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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) Sleeping
(b) Praying
(c) Playing
(d) Crying

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

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

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

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

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

7. Jeff decides he wants to be perfect in his _____________ for Melody.
(a) Devotion
(b) Gifts
(c) Emotions
(d) Love

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

9. Jeff finally decides that ________ someone means loving them even if they don't do what you want.
(a) Admiring
(b) Be related to
(c) Loving
(d) Living with

10. ____________ used to tell Jeff that the Professor wasn't much of a father, which makes Jeff upset.
(a) Brother Thomas
(b) Gambo
(c) The Professor
(d) Melody

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

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

13. Melody tells Jeff that _________________ have killed the crabs and the herons who used to live in the marshes.
(a) Men
(b) Oil drillers
(c) Factories
(d) Larger fish

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Jeff's doctor that the Professor needs to call when Jeff becomes very ill?

3. What does Jeff write to Melody after he arrives back in town from his trip with his mother?

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

5. Who had finally talked to Gambo about Jeff coming out of the summer since there had been no response otherwise?

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