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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. When the Professor gives Jeff an allowance week after week, what does Jeff save up to buy?
(a) A book
(b) A guitar
(c) A plane ticket
(d) A bus ticket

2. ____________ 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

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

4. When the Professor takes Jeff to ________________, Jeff fears he will walk off down the beach and not return.
(a) Hilton Head
(b) Daytona Beach
(c) Panama City
(d) Ocean Beach

5. At what time was Jeff's plane supposed to leave, which gave him little time to make it?
(a) Nine
(b) Eight
(c) Five
(d) Ten

Short Answer Questions

1. At the concert, Jeff tries to resist the pull of the ______________, realizing the talent of the players.

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

3. What does Jeff's father give to Jeff for Christmas which is a touching gift to receive?

4. All the stars faded in the sky, except for one, ____________, the morning star.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeff, a second grader, find when he arrives home from school one early March day?

2. What does the heron seem to be saying to Jeff as Jeff notices it flying across the island?

3. Where does Jeff go before he leaves Charleston after staying with his mother?

4. What does Brother Thomas do when Jeff reveals he has not eaten dinner or breakfast?

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

6. What are Jeff's first reactions to his mother when he sees her arrive at the airport in Charleston?

7. Why does Jeff feel that his schooling is a waste of time and a waste of money?

8. What does Jeff say when Brother Thomas asks Jeff if he will go back to visit Melody the next summer?

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

10. What does Max tell Jeff about the relationship between Melody and the Professor?

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