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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Suzie pick up Will for in Chapter 8?
(a) The SPAT picnic.
(b) A date.
(c) Neighborhood watch.
(d) Babysitting Marcus.

3. Where does Marcus run into bullies in Chapter 7?
(a) Outside his house.
(b) At Church.
(c) In a graveyard.
(d) The local news agent's store.

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

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

6. Who is Roger?
(a) Fiona's brother.
(b) Will's father.
(c) Fiona's most recent boyfriend.
(d) Will's best friend.

7. What does Marcus manage to do in Chapter 15?
(a) Get into Will's apartment.
(b) Recite all the monarchs in British history.
(c) Make Will feel guilty.
(d) Convince Will to date Marcus' mother.

8. Who are the two protagonists of the novel "About a Boy"?
(a) Marcus and Fiona.
(b) Will and Marcus.
(c) Will and Fiona.
(d) Roger and Will.

9. What does Marcus do in anticipation of his mother's homecoming?
(a) He does all his homework.
(b) He makes her favorite dinner.
(c) He cleans the apartment.
(d) He hides all the sharp objects.

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

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

12. What does Marcus believe he has done at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Stepped in gum.
(b) Made a friend.
(c) Killed a duck.
(d) Lost three pounds.

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

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

15. Where has Fiona arranged for Marcus to go on Saturday in Chapter 7?
(a) A pottery class.
(b) On a picnic with Suzie.
(c) To Will's house.
(d) To the shop to run errands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Will date in Chapter 4?

2. Where should Fiona have been instead of at home in Chapter 7?

3. Why aren't the bullies successful in getting Marcus in trouble in Chapter 7?

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

5. What does Marcus wonder in regard to his mother in Chapter 11?

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