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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marcus do at Will's apartment in Chapter 15?
(a) He throws a tennis ball against a wall.
(b) He moves the furniture.
(c) He watches TV and explores Will's flat.
(d) He cleans the kitchen.

2. What does Will suggest of Marcus' intent with the duck in Chapter 9?
(a) He must not have seen it.
(b) He must have been trying to catch it.
(c) He must have been trying to shoo it away.
(d) He must have been trying to kill the duck.

3. What surprises Will when he tries to break it off with the woman in Chapter 4?
(a) She giggles.
(b) She ends the relationship first.
(c) She pretends not to hear him.
(d) She weeps uncontrollably.

4. What does Marcus wonder in regard to his mother in Chapter 11?
(a) Why she is so forgetful.
(b) Why she lives him so much.
(c) Why he is not a big enough reason for his mother to want to live.
(d) Why she smiles at the strangest moments.

5. What is Will grateful for at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) His outlook on life.
(b) His health.
(c) That he can go home and separate himself from the events of the day.
(d) His new friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Will never get any job offers?

2. What does Will find unappetizing in Chapter 14?

3. Why does Marcus partly blame his mother for the trouble he faces at school?

4. Who is the author of "About a Boy"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Marcus, Suzie and Will discover at the end of Chapter 9?

2. Describe Will's lunch with Marcus and Fiona in Chapter 13.

3. What frightens Marcus is Chapter 5?

4. What happens to Marcus' mother in Chapter 1? How does this affect Marcus and how does he try to make his mother feel better?

5. What does Marcus conclude about his family in Chapter 11?

6. What happens to Marcus at the news agent's store in Chapter 7?

7. Describe Will as depicted in Chapter 2.

8. Who is Will introduced to in Chapter 8? What is Will's first impression of this person?

9. What happens to a duck at the SPAT picnic? How does Will cover up for Marcus because of the duck?

10. Describe Will's night at Fiona's and Marcus' home in Chapter 14.

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