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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 Will in Chapter 17?
(a) About her depression.
(b) About Marcus' childhood.
(c) To stay away from his son.
(d) To be Marcus' father figure.

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

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

4. Who is Lindsey?
(a) Will's date.
(b) Fiona's sister.
(c) Clive's girlfriend.
(d) Fiona's best friend.

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

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

7. Why does Will feel guilty in Chapter 30?
(a) Because he insulted Fiona.
(b) Because he did not help Marcus with his mother.
(c) Because he cheated on Rachel.
(d) Because he forgot an important event.

8. Why is the Christmas dinner a disaster?
(a) Fiona has the flu.
(b) Fiona serves a vegetarian loaf.
(c) The main course gets burned.
(d) Will and Fiona have a big fight.

9. Where do Will and Fiona go to eat in Chapter 32?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A four-star restaurant.
(c) A pizza parlor.
(d) A 50's-style diner.

10. 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.

11. Besides Fiona, who does Will expect to meet in Chapter 32?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Clive.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Ellie.

12. What does Will not know about life?
(a) What the point of it is.
(b) What makes a good one.
(c) When it will end.
(d) Why he is so bad at it.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Will find Marcus at the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. What does Will realize is the only interesting thing about him?

3. Who is Megan?

4. Where does Ellie and Zoe take Marcus in Chapter 21?

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

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