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

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

3. In what grade is Jeff when he finds out his mother has left him and his father, the Professor?
(a) Fifth
(b) Second
(c) Eighth
(d) First

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Melody's boyfriend refuses to bring Jeff to a party he is working that night. What is the profession of the boyfriend?

4. What does Jeff ask the Professor when his letters to his mother and Gambo go unanswered?

5. As Jeff was leaving the island, __________ did not watch him go.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeff do when he goes to the island for one final time in Charleston?

2. What does Jeff do when he feels like crying in order to avoid making a scene with his father?

3. What does Melody's new boyfriend, Max, refuse to let Jeff do when he is staying with them?

4. What does Jeff do with the money he saves up from his weekly allowance he receives from his father?

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

6. What is the reason that Melody gives to Jeff for leaving him and the Professor?

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

8. What does the Professor give to Jeff for Christmas, which causes Jeff to cry?

9. What does Jeff do in order to stay in contact with his mother, Melody, after he returns home?

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

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