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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. Why is Will concerned for Marcus in Chapter 32?
(a) Because of Kurt Cobain's death.
(b) Fiona's depression is a constant worry to Marcus.
(c) He is failing school.
(d) He has been sick lately.

2. What does Will decide about Christmas in Chapter 18?
(a) It is his favorite holiday of the year.
(b) He will stay in and drink instead of celebrating Christmas.
(c) He will volunteer with a charity.
(d) He will invite Marcus and Fiona over.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fiona ask Will to do in Chapter 18 when she calls him?

2. Why does Will feel guilty in Chapter 30?

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

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

5. What does Will give Marcus for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ellie and Zoe react in Chapter 21 when Marcus tells them that he knows Ellie was lying to him before?

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

3. What do Ellie and Marcus talk about at the party in Chapter 25?

4. Who is Rachel?

5. Who is Ellie? What do Ellie and Marcus talk about in Chapter 19?

6. What disappoints Marcus in Chapter 29?

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

8. Who argues in Chapter 23?

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

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

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