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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Will never get any job offers?
(a) He has bad work references.
(b) He is always late for interviews.
(c) He only applies for jobs he is unqualified for.
(d) He has no job history.

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

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

4. What happens to the item(s) that Will buys for Marcus in Chapter 16?
(a) They are stolen.
(b) They are confiscated by Fiona.
(c) They are lost.
(d) They break.

5. Who is the author of "About a Boy"?
(a) David Sedaris.
(b) John Grisham.
(c) Douglas Coupland.
(d) Nick Hornby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus believe he has done at the end of Chapter 8?

2. What does Will tell himself is nice about his life in Chapter 12?

3. Why does Marcus turn off the film in Chapter 11?

4. Who does Marcus try to hang out with at school in Chapter 5?

5. What has Marcus hit a duck with at the SPAT picnic?

(see the answer key)

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