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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marcus run into bullies in Chapter 7?
(a) In a graveyard.
(b) At Church.
(c) Outside his house.
(d) The local news agent's store.

2. What does Will's date tell him on their first date?
(a) That she has children.
(b) That she is dying.
(c) That she is in school.
(d) That she is forty-five.

3. Instead of being able to cheer his mother up in Chapter 1, what is Marcus only able to do?
(a) Distract her.
(b) Make her angry.
(c) Make her cry.
(d) Frustrate her.

4. What does Marcus not have a solution for in Chapter 5?
(a) How to become cool.
(b) How to make his mother feel better.
(c) How to lose weight.
(d) How to get better grades.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Will meet the woman he dates in Chapter 4?

2. Where has Fiona arranged for Marcus to go on Saturday in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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