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

2. What does Fiona say is the reason that she has arranged for Marcus to go out on Saturday?
(a) So that she can sleep soundly.
(b) So that Marcus can make friends.
(c) So that she might have some time to herself.
(d) So that she can have a gentleman caller over.

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

4. Where does Marcus run into bullies in Chapter 7?
(a) In a graveyard.
(b) At Church.
(c) The local news agent's store.
(d) Outside his house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the bullies do to Marcus in Chapter 7?

2. Why does the English teacher sometimes call Marcus crazy?

3. What does Marcus begin to imagine during lunch in Chapter 13?

4. Where does Marcus want Will to take him and Fiona in Chapter 13?

5. What is Will convinced of in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Will feeling about his life in Chapter 12?

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

6. Why does Will buy Marcus shoes?

7. Who is Angie?

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

9. What frightens Marcus is Chapter 5?

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

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