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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Suzie introduce Will to in Chapter 8?
(a) Peter.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Nick.

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

4. What does Will have trouble doing in Chapter 6?
(a) Taking care of Ned.
(b) Keeping track of the details of Ned's life.
(c) Making small talk with mothers.
(d) Falling asleep.

5. What does Suzie insist on doing in Chapter 9?
(a) Checking to see that Marcus has done his homework.
(b) Making Fiona some lunch.
(c) Inviting Fiona to brunch the following day.
(d) Walking Marcus into his house when she drops him off.

6. What does Will dislike?
(a) Idleness.
(b) Children.
(c) Football.
(d) Women.

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

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

9. Who does Will date in Chapter 4?
(a) Angie.
(b) Annabelle.
(c) Anne.
(d) Amelie.

10. What does Will do when he sees the older kids going after Marcus in Chapter 16?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He chases them away.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He pretends not to see.

11. Who does Marcus try to hang out with at school in Chapter 5?
(a) The football team.
(b) Boys from the computer club.
(c) A girl in his French class.
(d) The `cool kids`.

12. What do the bullies do to Marcus in Chapter 7?
(a) Try to make it look like he stole candy.
(b) Try to give him a weggie.
(c) Try to throw him in a newly-dug grave.
(d) Try to trash his house.

13. What is Fiona doing when Marcus returns home in Chapter 7?
(a) Crying violently.
(b) Sleeping in her coat.
(c) Watching cartoons.
(d) Eating cookie dough and staring at the wall.

14. What kind of film do Marcus and his mother begin to watch in Chapter 11?
(a) A comedy.
(b) A family drama.
(c) A mystery.
(d) An action-adventure.

15. What has Marcus hit a duck with at the SPAT picnic?
(a) Some bread.
(b) His shoe.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will decide when he visits an old friend in Chapter 2?

2. What does Will realize at the end of Chapter 4?

3. Why does Marcus come to this conclusion about his family in Chapter 11?

4. How old is Will in Chapter 4?

5. What is Will grateful for at the end of Chapter 10?

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