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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the fellow gang members want Poe to beat someone up in Book Three?
(a) He put their leader in solitary confinement.
(b) He is stealing drugs from the gang members.
(c) He beat up one of the leaders of the gang.
(d) He ripped them off when they tried to bribe him.

2. What object does Isaac lose when he flees the cops in Book Three?
(a) His gun.
(b) His knife.
(c) His ring.
(d) His keys.

3. What food items does Isaac steal in Book Four?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Energy bars.
(c) Oreos.
(d) Bread and cheese.

4. How does Isaac escape the cop when he is chased in Book Three?
(a) He shoots the cop in the knee.
(b) He jumps a fence.
(c) He steals a police car.
(d) He jumps on a train car.

5. What does the justice of the peace suggest that Harris do in Book Three?
(a) Confess to the murder.
(b) Pursue the district attorney position when it opens.
(c) Pursue the justice of the peace job when he retires.
(d) Retire early.

6. Which direction is Isaac traveling by train in the beginning of Book Three?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

7. Who does Grace believe committed the murder in Book Three?
(a) Murray.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Her son.
(d) Jesus.

8. Harris's friends discuss town gossip in Book Four, including criticism of Harris's relationship with whom?
(a) Grace.
(b) Anna.
(c) Marie.
(d) Sarah.

9. Harris's friends discuss town gossip in Book Four, including criticism that Harris let Poe off too easily several years ago when he'd done what?
(a) Beat up a kid.
(b) Stolen copper wire.
(c) Committed murder.
(d) Burned a house down.

10. How does Isaac consider committing suicide in Book Four?
(a) By overdosing on his sister's pills.
(b) By throwing himself in front of a truck.
(c) By drowning in the ocean.
(d) By locking himself in a garage with the engine running.

11. Where does Poe hang out with the prison group that is coddling him in Book Three?
(a) In the wrecking yard.
(b) On the weight rack outside.
(c) On the roof of the prison.
(d) At their field camp.

12. Who is the wife of a wealthy local businessman that meets Grace at the bar in Book Four?
(a) Heather.
(b) Letitia.
(c) Anna.
(d) Aria.

13. Who does the officer ask for at Lee's door in Book Three?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hicks.
(c) Murray.
(d) Isaac.

14. How does Isaac manage to lose the cops in the beginning of Book Four?
(a) He catches a bus out of the area.
(b) He catches a train out of the area.
(c) He steals a car.
(d) He crosses the river by boat.

15. What does Poe learn happened to his cell-mate while he is in solitary?
(a) He died from his wounds.
(b) He was hospitalized.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He was released from prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lee plan to ask for money to help locate Isaac in Book Three?

2. What is Poe's punishment for fighting with his cell-mate in Book Four?

3. Who are the three leaders of the white group at Poe's prison in Book Three?

4. What word from Book Four refers to an instance of turning something aside from its course?

5. What does the black prisoner call Poe when he approaches him in the cafeteria in Book Three?

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