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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will make up a story about in Chapter 8?
(a) His ex-wife looking after Ned for the day.
(b) His favorite music.
(c) His dying father.
(d) His career.

2. What do Marcus and Will often talk about in Chapter 16?
(a) School and Marcus' father.
(b) Music.
(c) Fiona and Marcus' wish for a bigger family.
(d) Girls.

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

4. What does Will buy for Marcus in Chapter 16?
(a) New school supplies.
(b) New shoes.
(c) A baseball glove and ball.
(d) A new wardrobe.

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

6. 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 pretends not to see.
(d) He laughs.

7. Will believes that he has convinced the woman he is interested in ____________________.
(a) That he is childless.
(b) That he is a gourmet cook.
(c) That he is rich.
(d) That he is a single parent.

8. What does a group of older kids throw at Marcus in Chapter 16?
(a) Snowballs.
(b) Mud.
(c) Their shoes.
(d) Hard candies.

9. Instead of being able to cheer his mother up in Chapter 1, what is Marcus only able to do?
(a) Make her cry.
(b) Distract her.
(c) Frustrate her.
(d) Make her angry.

10. Why is Marcus having trouble at school in Chapter 3?
(a) He is rude to the teachers.
(b) He keeps skipping classes.
(c) He is the new kid.
(d) He is not very smart.

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

12. What is Marcus frightened by in Chapter 5?
(a) His mother started crying at breakfast.
(b) Showing his mother his grades.
(c) A bully lurking outside his house.
(d) A spider.

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

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

15. What do Fiona and Marcus do that Will has no interest in in Chapter 14?
(a) Look at an old photo album.
(b) Play a board game.
(c) They sing romantic ballads.
(d) Pray before eating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does SPAT stand for?

3. How old is Ned?

4. What does Marcus do at Will's apartment in Chapter 15?

5. What does Marcus decide of his family?

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