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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 is Will unsuccessful at doing in Chapter 10?
(a) Consoling Marcus.
(b) Making a gourmet dinner.
(c) Catching some sleep.
(d) Making Suzie laugh with his best gag.

2. What does Will find unappetizing in Chapter 14?
(a) Fiona's apple dish.
(b) Fiona's vegetarian meal.
(c) Fiona's fish platter.
(d) Fiona's spinach omelet.

3. Who are the two protagonists of the novel "About a Boy"?
(a) Roger and Will.
(b) Marcus and Fiona.
(c) Will and Marcus.
(d) Will and Fiona.

4. What is Will's last name?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Freeman.
(d) Farnsworth.

5. Who does Marcus try to hang out with at school in Chapter 5?
(a) The `cool kids`.
(b) Boys from the computer club.
(c) The football team.
(d) A girl in his French class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Will grateful for at the end of Chapter 10?

2. How old is Will in Chapter 4?

3. What surprises Will when he tries to break it off with the woman in Chapter 4?

4. What does SPAT stand for?

5. Why is dinner stressful in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Marcus try to turn off the film in Chapter 11?

3. Why does Will buy Marcus shoes?

4. How does Will feel about the drama at the hospital and being there for it?

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

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

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

8. What does Marcus find at home in Chapter 11?

9. What happens when Marcus tries to hang out with some boys in Chapter 5?

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

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