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

2. What does Megan try to do with her Christmas gift from Marcus?
(a) Break it.
(b) Eat it.
(c) Share it with Will.
(d) Throw it away.

3. Why does Marcus wait outside the news agent's in Chapter 27?
(a) He is meeting someone there.
(b) He is scared of the clerk.
(c) He has no money to spend.
(d) The clerk does not want too many people in the store.

4. What does Ali do while crying in Chapter 27?
(a) He grins slyly when others aren't looking.
(b) He apologizes to Marcus.
(c) He tries to hide in his room.
(d) He beats his chest with his fist.

5. What does Ellie make for Marcus in Chapter 25?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A card.
(c) A shirt with Kurt Cobain's face on it.
(d) An alcoholic drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marcus walk out of school in Chapter 19?

2. What does Marcus tell Ellie in Chapter 21?

3. What does Marcus tell Will about when he gets to his apartment in Chapter 20?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Marcus try to keep Ellie from reading the papers in Chapter 31?

4. Who argues in Chapter 23?

5. What disappoints Marcus in Chapter 29?

6. Why does Marcus run out of the house in Chapter 26?

7. Why does Fiona suggest that Marcus visit his father? What makes Marcus agree to go?

8. Who is Rachel?

9. Describe the Christmas dinner in Chapter 22.

10. What happens outside a news agent in Chapter 27?

(see the answer keys)

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