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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Will's and Fiona's meal in Chapter 32, what does Will realize is the only thing Fiona needs?
(a) A new job.
(b) Someone to talk to.
(c) A man in her life.
(d) A bit of peace and quiet.

2. Where does Ellie offer to go with Marcus in Chapter 31?
(a) To Will's.
(b) To the principal's office.
(c) To visit his father.
(d) To the dentist's office.

3. Where does Ellie and Zoe take Marcus in Chapter 21?
(a) To a diner.
(b) To a club.
(c) To the ninth year classroom.
(d) To a secret spot where they smoke.

4. What does Marcus do at the end of Chapter 26?
(a) He throws up.
(b) He sets a stuffed animal on fire.
(c) He yells at his mother.
(d) He runs out of the house.

5. What does Ellie confess to Marcus in Chapter 25?
(a) That she is moving.
(b) That she knows about Fiona's suicide attempt.
(c) That Marcus is her best friend.
(d) That she likes Marcus.

6. Who is Clive?
(a) Marcus' father.
(b) Will's brother.
(c) Marcus' friend.
(d) Fiona's new boyfriend.

7. What makes Ellie and Zoe laugh in Chapter 21?
(a) When Marcus trips and then cries.
(b) When Marcus talks about Kurt Cobain.
(c) When Marcus insults Ellie.
(d) When Marcus tells Ellie she has nice eyes.

8. Why does Marcus wait outside the news agent's in Chapter 27?
(a) The clerk does not want too many people in the store.
(b) He has no money to spend.
(c) He is meeting someone there.
(d) He is scared of the clerk.

9. Why is Will concerned for Marcus in Chapter 32?
(a) Fiona's depression is a constant worry to Marcus.
(b) Because of Kurt Cobain's death.
(c) He is failing school.
(d) He has been sick lately.

10. What happens between Will and Rachel that he doesn't expect in Chapter 30?
(a) They become engaged.
(b) They end up in bed together.
(c) They decide to move in together.
(d) They break-up.

11. Where does Will meet Fiona in Chapter 32?
(a) At Marcus' school.
(b) At Fiona's house.
(c) In a bar.
(d) At the park.

12. Who is Ali?
(a) Will's nephew.
(b) Rachel's son.
(c) Marcus' neighbor.
(d) Marcus' bully.

13. Who does Will fall in love with?
(a) Anna.
(b) Penny.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Bridget.

14. What is there a marked difference between in Chapter 22?
(a) Fiona's love of Christmas and Will's.
(b) Marcus' reaction to Fiona's and Will's gifts.
(c) The atmosphere at the dinner before and after presents are opened.
(d) The gifts that Marcus' mother and father give him.

15. What does Marcus argue with his mother about in Chapter 17?
(a) His curfew.
(b) His mother's habit of shutting herself in.
(c) His right to choose to do certain things she does not approve of.
(d) The things they eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Will not find a polite way out of in Chapter 22?

2. What does Marcus tell Will about when he gets to his apartment in Chapter 20?

3. What do Ellie and Marcus see Ellie's mother doing in Chapter 25?

4. Why is Will driving around in Chapter 20?

5. Besides Fiona, who does Will expect to meet in Chapter 32?

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