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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Professor notes that Tolstoy once said that every unhappy family is ____________ in its own way.
(a) Determined
(b) Quiet
(c) Happy
(d) Unhappy

3. When Brother Thomas asks if Jeff will go back to visit his mom, Jeff says _____________.
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) He can't say
(d) He doesn't know

4. Jeff becomes talented at reading the Professor's ____________ and figuring out what he might want.
(a) Emails
(b) Notes
(c) Expressions
(d) Books

5. Then Melody tells Jeff that he is just like ______________ in the way that he waits for her to get him.
(a) A little boy
(b) A polite person
(c) His father
(d) A man

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeff realize he must do as night falls upon him at this island?

2. ______________ tells Jeff to go away because he is making her tried.

3. What does Jeff stop doing because he realizes the Professor likes order and routine?

4. At what time was Jeff's plane supposed to leave, which gave him little time to make it?

5. Jeff doesn't care what's happening to him at school, because of _____________, "nothing could touch him."

Short Essay Questions

1. What doesn't Jeff mind about waiting at the airport for his mother?

2. Why are the two women at the house surprised to be introduced to Jeff by Melody?

3. What does the Professor do when he reads the note that was left for him from Melody?

4. What does Jeff see as he lingers a bit on more on the island before returning to Baltimore?

5. Why does Jeff make himself stop crying when he is reading the letter from his mother, Melody?

6. What happens after the Professor offers to buy Jeff a new guitar if he wants one?

7. What did Jeff bring back from Charleston for Brother Thomas to enjoy?

8. What is happening at the house where Melody says that she and Jeff need to stop?

9. What is the picture Melody painted once that made Jeff wake up worried during the night?

10. What does Melody say when Jeff tells her that he gets only Bs and Cs in school?

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