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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Will unhappy in Chapter 18?
(a) His date has stood him up.
(b) He is sick for the first time in three years.
(c) He has heard his father's song a full five weeks before Christmas.
(d) Marcus has broken an expensive vase in his home.

2. Why does Will feel he cannot help Fiona?
(a) Because he cannot imagine himself trying to tell Fiona the point.
(b) Because he has too many problems of his own to worry about others'.
(c) Because he does not get along well with her.
(d) Because she needs professional help.

3. What does Ellie do to the bully who steals from Marcus?
(a) She pours a large carton of milk on him.
(b) She punches him.
(c) She steals his shoes and hat.
(d) She hits him with a bat.

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

5. What does Will decide about Christmas in Chapter 18?
(a) He will stay in and drink instead of celebrating Christmas.
(b) He will volunteer with a charity.
(c) It is his favorite holiday of the year.
(d) He will invite Marcus and Fiona over.

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

7. What makes Ellie cry in Chapter 29?
(a) Marcus tells her he doesn't want to be friends.
(b) Her mother leaves home.
(c) Kurt Cobain's attempted suicide.
(d) Her teacher yells at her.

8. Where does Will find Marcus at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) At the bus stop.
(b) At Marcus' house.
(c) At the park.
(d) At Will's house.

9. What does Marcus tell Will about when he gets to his apartment in Chapter 20?
(a) His birthday party.
(b) His grades at school.
(c) His meeting with the headmistress.
(d) His future goals.

10. Who does Will see when he is driving around in Chapter 20?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Suzie.
(d) Fiona.

11. Why does Marcus walk out of school in Chapter 19?
(a) He is mad that the headmistress told him to stay away from bullies.
(b) He forgot his homework at school.
(c) He is taunted in gym class.
(d) Bullies throw eggs at him.

12. Where does Marcus refuse to go in Chapter 31?
(a) To Will's.
(b) To see his father.
(c) To his house.
(d) To school.

13. What do Ellie and Marcus see Ellie's mother doing in Chapter 25?
(a) Stealing jewelry.
(b) Puking.
(c) Making out with a man.
(d) Taking drugs.

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

15. How does Marcus scare Ellie off in Chapter 25?
(a) By crying.
(b) By asking her to dance.
(c) By trying to kiss her.
(d) By laughing too much at her jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marcus react when he sees Ellie at Suzie's New Year's Eve party?

2. Where do Will and Fiona go to eat in Chapter 32?

3. What does Megan try to do with her Christmas gift from Marcus?

4. Why does Marcus try to keep Ellie from seeing the newspapers in Chapter 31?

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

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