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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is dinner stressful in Chapter 1?
(a) Fiona has just been dumped.
(b) Marcus is sick.
(c) Fiona has just lost her job.
(d) Marcus failed a class.

2. Why is Marcus having trouble at school in Chapter 3?
(a) He is not very smart.
(b) He is rude to the teachers.
(c) He keeps skipping classes.
(d) He is the new kid.

3. What does Will realize at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) He should try to date a married woman.
(b) He is bored with dating.
(c) Single mothers are the perfect partner for a man afraid of commitment.
(d) He should never date single mothers.

4. What is Marcus frightened by in Chapter 5?
(a) Showing his mother his grades.
(b) A bully lurking outside his house.
(c) His mother started crying at breakfast.
(d) A spider.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will have trouble doing in Chapter 6?

2. How does Marcus try to avoid bullies in Chapter 3?

3. Who does Marcus interrupt at the end of Chapter 8?

4. Who is the author of "About a Boy"?

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

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