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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marcus do at Will's apartment in Chapter 15?
(a) He cleans the kitchen.
(b) He moves the furniture.
(c) He watches TV and explores Will's flat.
(d) He throws a tennis ball against a wall.

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

4. Why does Marcus partly blame his mother for the trouble he faces at school?
(a) She cuts his hair strangely.
(b) She doesn't let him listen to music or play video games that the other children like.
(c) She makes him wear her hand-me-downs.
(d) She always tells off his bullies.

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

6. What does Marcus try to force Will and Fiona to do over lunch in Chapter 13?
(a) Discuss their futures.
(b) Converse.
(c) Argue.
(d) Flirt.

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

8. What does Marcus accuse Will of in Chapter 14?
(a) Breaking his mother's heart.
(b) Lying about Ned.
(c) Stealing his CD player.
(d) Resting on his laurels.

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

10. How old is Will in Chapter 4?
(a) Thirty-six.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty-two.

11. What does Will do when Fiona calls him again in Chapter 14?
(a) He ignores the message.
(b) He tells her he is busy.
(c) He calls her back the following day.
(d) He arranges a date.

12. What does Will buy at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) A backpack for Marcus.
(b) An expensive suit.
(c) A car seat.
(d) A new television.

13. What does Will find unappetizing in Chapter 14?
(a) Fiona's apple dish.
(b) Fiona's fish platter.
(c) Fiona's vegetarian meal.
(d) Fiona's spinach omelet.

14. How long does Will date this woman in Chapter 4?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) Three months.
(d) Several weeks.

15. Why do the students ask Marcus not to hang out with them in Chapter 5?
(a) They are being teased because Marcus is around.
(b) He has a strange odor.
(c) He is mean to them.
(d) They already have too many friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will find himself looking forward to in Chapter 16?

2. Where does Marcus take Will and Suzie at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What does Will do when he sees the older kids going after Marcus in Chapter 16?

4. What is Will convinced of in Chapter 14?

5. Where did Marcus live before his most recent move?

(see the answer keys)

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