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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 is Ali?
(a) Marcus' neighbor.
(b) Will's nephew.
(c) Rachel's son.
(d) Marcus' bully.

2. What shocks Marcus' classmates in Chapter 21?
(a) His insolence towards the teacher.
(b) His use of curse words.
(c) His new hairstyle.
(d) Marcus' new friends.

3. Why is Will unhappy in Chapter 18?
(a) He is sick for the first time in three years.
(b) Marcus has broken an expensive vase in his home.
(c) He has heard his father's song a full five weeks before Christmas.
(d) His date has stood him up.

4. What does Marcus tell Will about when he gets to his apartment in Chapter 20?
(a) His future goals.
(b) His grades at school.
(c) His meeting with the headmistress.
(d) His birthday party.

5. What does Marcus promise to do for Will in Chapter 26?
(a) Pretend to be his son.
(b) Cook for him.
(c) Clean his house.
(d) Keep Fiona away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Will feel guilty in Chapter 30?

2. What makes Ellie cry in Chapter 29?

3. Who is Ellie?

4. Who does Will fall in love with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rachel?

2. How does Fiona react when she finds out about Marcus' visits to Will's house?

3. Describe the Christmas dinner in Chapter 22.

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

5. What deal do Marcus and Will make in Chapter 26?

6. Who argues in Chapter 23?

7. What do Will and Fiona discuss over a drink in Chapter 18?

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

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

10. What disappoints Marcus in Chapter 29?

(see the answer keys)

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