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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. Who does Jeff write about for the essay in his English class, though his teacher mocks him?
(a) The Professor
(b) John Adams
(c) John C. Calhoun
(d) Melody

2. The lawyer that is coming to visit the Professor and Jeff is the lawyer of ______________.
(a) Max
(b) Melody
(c) Miss Opal
(d) Gambo

3. A girl seems to be drawn against her will by the ______________ when Jeff is outside.
(a) Herons
(b) Music
(c) Wind
(d) Sunshine

4. That summer, Jeff decides to set up a _____________ business with the Tillermans.
(a) Crabbing
(b) Restaurant
(c) Boating
(d) Bar

5. Jeff suggests that Melody keep the _____________ instead of selling it.
(a) Jade ring
(b) Engagement ring
(c) Painting
(d) Car

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeff has emotionally gone inside of himself, to a small ______ where he locked the memories of his day and night spent on the beach.

2. When the Professor goes to Baltimore, who does he stay with on these nights?

3. ____________ enjoys watching the herons and playing the guitar, content finally in his solitude.

4. Jeff feels that if he didn't keep all of his emotions hidden away, he would fall apart into ______________.

5. Who is the girl that Jeff meets when he is playing his guitar, though she leaves abruptly the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeff decide to stay instead of running away from Melody as she sits on the lawn?

2. What kind of business does Jeff set up over the summer with the help of the Tillermans?

3. What does Jeff realize about the Professor's expectations of him at school?

4. Who are the two students that Jeff finds interesting at Chrisfeld school?

5. What does Wilhemina tell Jeff about the Tillerman family and how they arrived at their current home?

6. What does Jeff begin to realize the principal at his school and Melody did when he receives all As?

7. When Jeff is asked to write an essay about a real character for his English class, who does he write about?

8. Why does Jeff begin to ride the roller coasters after returning home to his father's house?

9. What does Melody believe about the reason why Jeff decided to stay with his father instead of with her?

10. What does Jeff do during the last free period of the day during his sophomore year of high school?

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