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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will decide when he visits an old friend in Chapter 2?
(a) To start a family.
(b) To propose to his highschool sweetheart.
(c) To move to the coast.
(d) Never to have a child.

2. Where does Will accompany Suzie and Marcus in Chapter 10?
(a) Church.
(b) The gym.
(c) The hospital.
(d) A restaurant.

3. Where should Fiona have been instead of at home in Chapter 7?
(a) Picking Marcus up at school.
(b) Running errands.
(c) At work.
(d) Enjoying the outdoors.

4. Why aren't the bullies successful in getting Marcus in trouble in Chapter 7?
(a) Marcus throws dirt in their faces.
(b) The man at the counter knows Marcus.
(c) Marcus is a fast runner.
(d) A passerbyer stops them.

5. Why does the English teacher sometimes call Marcus crazy?
(a) Because he laughs and cries at random moments.
(b) Because he sings out loud to himself at inappropriate times.
(c) Because he likes to eat glue.
(d) Because his creative writing is filled with death and murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is dinner stressful in Chapter 1?

2. How old is Will in Chapter 4?

3. What do Will, Suzie and Marcus wait for in Chapter 10?

4. How does Will get by if he doesn't work?

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

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