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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. Why does Marcus partly blame his mother for the trouble he faces at school?
(a) She doesn't let him listen to music or play video games that the other children like.
(b) She cuts his hair strangely.
(c) She makes him wear her hand-me-downs.
(d) She always tells off his bullies.

2. Where does Marcus want Will to take him and Fiona in Chapter 13?
(a) Planet Hollywood.
(b) To the zoo.
(c) The Olive Garden.
(d) To buy new clothes.

3. What does Fiona insist on at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Finishing the film.
(b) Having a drink.
(c) Praying as a family.
(d) Singing.

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

5. What has Marcus hit a duck with at the SPAT picnic?
(a) A bottle.
(b) His shoe.
(c) Some bread.
(d) A ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Fiona arranged for Marcus to go on Saturday in Chapter 7?

2. Where did Marcus live before his most recent move?

3. What does Will buy for Marcus in Chapter 16?

4. Where does Marcus spend the night in Chapter 10?

5. Where does Marcus run into bullies in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What frightens Marcus is Chapter 5?

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

3. Why does Marcus blame his mother and teachers for the bullying he faces at school?

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

5. How does Marcus find his mother when he returns home in Chapter 7? What does she tell him?

6. How do Marcus and Will become closer in Chapter 15?

7. From whose perspective is the novel "About a Boy" told from?

8. How does Will come to the realization that single mothers are the perfect companions for men with commitment issues?

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

10. How does Will become involved again with Marcus in Chapter 12?

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