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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Isaac kill at the car factory?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Otto.
(d) Murray.

2. What sport did Poe excell at in high school?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Football.
(d) Basketball.

3. Who is Lee's husband?
(a) Harris.
(b) Henry.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Simon.

4. What does Grace do for a living?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a shoe salesperson.
(c) She is a firefighter.
(d) She is a clothing maker.

5. What did Harris do when he caught Virgil stealing previously?
(a) He put him in jail for 30 days.
(b) He let him go.
(c) He had him charged with additional crimes.
(d) He beat him up.

6. What does Poe do to his car when he gets home in Book Two?
(a) He changes the oil.
(b) She shoots a gun at it.
(c) He drives it off a cliff.
(d) He washes it.

7. Where is Poe taken after he is booked and fingerprinted in Book Two?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Uniontown.
(d) Delancey.

8. How does Isaac know Daryl Foster?
(a) From prison.
(b) From the soccer team.
(c) From the mill.
(d) From high school.

9. What word from Book One refers to a temporary prohibition of activity?
(a) Enclosure.
(b) Moratorium.
(c) Citation.
(d) Addendum.

10. What does Grace dream of doing in Book One?
(a) Getting married to Virgil.
(b) Getting a job at the factory.
(c) Going away or to school.
(d) Getting married to Murray.

11. Who comes to lock Poe up in the jail in the woods in Book Two?
(a) Harris.
(b) Simon.
(c) Henry.
(d) Steve Ho.

12. What evidence does Harris find and hide at the crime scene in Book One?
(a) Isaac's shoe.
(b) Poe's watch.
(c) Poe's jacket.
(d) Isaac's backpack.

13. What is Isaac's father's former profession?
(a) He was a coal miner.
(b) He was a professor.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a steelworker.

14. What makes Isaac's journey difficult in Book Two?
(a) His shoes are too tight.
(b) He has been shot.
(c) His leg is hurt.
(d) His car keeps breaking down.

15. How old is Isaac English in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 26.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of his full-time officers is Harris facing laying off due to budget shortages in Book Two?

2. What is Daryl Foster spraypainting on a wall when Isaac encounters him in Book Two?

3. From whose house is Poe walking home in the beginning of Book Two?

4. How does Isaac make his way out of town when he first disappears in Book Two?

5. Why does Isaac return to the murder scene in Book Two?

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