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

2. Why does Marcus become angry at Ellie in Chapter 29?
(a) She laughs at his mother.
(b) She insults Will.
(c) She suggests that Kurt Cobain will try to commit suicide again.
(d) She cheats on a test.

3. What does Will wonder at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) If he will ever truly be happy.
(b) If he should get a job.
(c) If he would make a good father.
(d) If he is perhaps finally ready for a commitment.

4. What makes Ellie and Zoe laugh in Chapter 21?
(a) When Marcus tells Ellie she has nice eyes.
(b) When Marcus trips and then cries.
(c) When Marcus talks about Kurt Cobain.
(d) When Marcus insults Ellie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Fiona, who does Will expect to meet in Chapter 32?

2. What does Fiona begin doing in the mornings again in Chapter 29?

3. What does Ali do while crying in Chapter 27?

4. Where does Will find Marcus at the beginning of Chapter 27?

5. How does Marcus scare Ellie off in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocks Marcus' classmates in Chapter 21?

2. What does the reader learn about Ellie's mother in Chapter 25?

3. What disappoints Marcus in Chapter 29?

4. Who is Rachel?

5. How does Marcus defend his visits to Will's house in Chapter 17?

6. What lie does Will tell Rachel?

7. What does Will confess to Rachel in Chapter 28?

8. Why does Marcus become angry at Ellie in Chapter 29?

9. What do Will and Fiona discuss in Chapter 32?

10. What does Will tell Marcus in Chapter 20 when Marcus tells Will about his run-in with Ellie?

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