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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What has Marcus hit a duck with at the SPAT picnic?
(a) His shoe.
(b) Some bread.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A ball.
2. What is Will bored of in Chapter 12?
(a) His friends.
(b) His normal routine.
(c) The weather.
(d) His neighborhood.
3. What does Marcus do in anticipation of his mother's homecoming?
(a) He hides all the sharp objects.
(b) He does all his homework.
(c) He cleans the apartment.
(d) He makes her favorite dinner.
4. What does Marcus decide of his family?
(a) It is big.
(b) It is strong.
(c) It should be bigger.
(d) It is dysfunctional.
5. Where does Marcus run into bullies in Chapter 7?
(a) At Church.
(b) The local news agent's store.
(c) In a graveyard.
(d) Outside his house.
6. What does Fiona insist on at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Praying as a family.
(b) Singing.
(c) Finishing the film.
(d) Having a drink.
7. What does Will dislike?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Football.
(d) Idleness.
8. How does Will get by if he doesn't work?
(a) He sponges off his older sister.
(b) He lives off alimony checks from his successful ex-wife.
(c) He uses the royalty checks from a song his father wrote.
(d) He still lives with his parents.
9. Who does Will become interested in in Chapter 6?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Suzie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Joan.
10. Who does Marcus try to hang out with at school in Chapter 5?
(a) The `cool kids`.
(b) The football team.
(c) Boys from the computer club.
(d) A girl in his French class.
11. What does Will make up a story about in Chapter 8?
(a) His dying father.
(b) His favorite music.
(c) His ex-wife looking after Ned for the day.
(d) His career.
12. What do Suzie and Marcus discover when they walk inside Marcus' home in Chapter 9?
(a) Fiona is entertaining a gentleman.
(b) Fiona is sleeping.
(c) Fiona is drunk.
(d) Fiona has overdosed on pills.
13. How long does Will date this woman in Chapter 4?
(a) Three months.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.
14. Where has Fiona arranged for Marcus to go on Saturday in Chapter 7?
(a) On a picnic with Suzie.
(b) A pottery class.
(c) To Will's house.
(d) To the shop to run errands.
15. Where does Marcus take Will and Suzie at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) A diner.
(b) His flat.
(c) Church.
(d) The pond.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Will buy for Marcus in Chapter 16?
2. What does Will suggest of Marcus' intent with the duck in Chapter 9?
3. What is Will grateful for at the end of Chapter 10?
4. Why does Marcus partly blame his mother for the trouble he faces at school?
5. What does Marcus wonder in regard to his mother in Chapter 11?
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