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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ned?
(a) Will's nephew.
(b) Will's made-up son.
(c) Will's father.
(d) Will's son.

2. What does Ellie think of her mother's behavior in Chapter 25?
(a) She is unfazed.
(b) She thinks it's disgusting.
(c) She thinks its funny.
(d) She doesn't mind her mother's antics.

3. How does Will get by if he doesn't work?
(a) He uses the royalty checks from a song his father wrote.
(b) He lives off alimony checks from his successful ex-wife.
(c) He sponges off his older sister.
(d) He still lives with his parents.

4. Why do the students ask Marcus not to hang out with them in Chapter 5?
(a) They are being teased because Marcus is around.
(b) They already have too many friends.
(c) He has a strange odor.
(d) He is mean to them.

5. Where does Will meet the woman he dates in Chapter 4?
(a) At the library.
(b) At a basketball match.
(c) In a diner.
(d) At the grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two protagonists of the novel "About a Boy"?

2. What does Fiona begin doing in the mornings again in Chapter 29?

3. Where did Marcus live before his most recent move?

4. Who does Will become interested in in Chapter 6?

5. Why does Marcus partly blame his mother for the trouble he faces at school?

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