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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fiona tell Marcus about his father in Chapter 31?
(a) That his father had an accident.
(b) That he is not Marcus' real father.
(c) That he is having a child with his girlfriend.
(d) That he is emigrating.

2. What does Ellie make for Marcus in Chapter 25?
(a) A shirt with Kurt Cobain's face on it.
(b) A card.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) An alcoholic drink.

3. Who is Ellie?
(a) Marcus' cousin.
(b) A teacher's assistant.
(c) The school troublemaker.
(d) The smartest kid at school.

4. What does a bully steal from Marcus in Chapter 27?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His schoolbag.
(c) His hat.
(d) His shoes.

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

6. What does Fiona conclude of Will when they go out for a drink in Chapter 18?
(a) He is dangerous.
(b) He is a mystery.
(c) He is self-centered.
(d) He is charitable.

7. What shocks Marcus' classmates in Chapter 21?
(a) His insolence towards the teacher.
(b) His use of curse words.
(c) Marcus' new friends.
(d) His new hairstyle.

8. What does Will tell Marcus about what Ellie told him in Chapter 20?
(a) She isn't as smart as she thinks she is.
(b) She was making fun of him by telling him a lie.
(c) She was telling him the truth.
(d) She was protecting Marcus.

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

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

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

12. Why does Marcus try to keep Ellie from seeing the newspapers in Chapter 31?
(a) He doesn't want her to learn about Kurt Cobain's death.
(b) Her mother is in the news.
(c) There is an article about suicide in Britain in the paper.
(d) He has written a public confession to Ellie and he desides not to show her.

13. What does Will wonder at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) If he would make a good father.
(b) If he is perhaps finally ready for a commitment.
(c) If he should get a job.
(d) If he will ever truly be happy.

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

15. What does Marcus promise to do for Will in Chapter 26?
(a) Keep Fiona away.
(b) Cook for him.
(c) Pretend to be his son.
(d) Clean his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marcus become angry at Ellie in Chapter 29?

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

3. Who does Will see when he is driving around in Chapter 20?

4. When does Will fall in love?

5. How does Will disappoint Marcus in Chapter 29?

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