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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Marco once attack Mr. Morton?
(a) Mr. Morton tried to get Marco to see the light.
(b) Mr. Morton insults Marco's mother.
(c) Mr. Morton said something bad about Will.
(d) Mr. Morton insults Marco's father.

2. What does Ellie suggest Will do to communicate his desires to his father?
(a) Show his father why Will is interested in past civilizations.
(b) Write a letter to his father.
(c) Show his father some of his photographs.
(d) Ask his stepmom for support and to talk with his father.

3. What is Jennifer's reaction to Will going in the water?
(a) She thinks he is nuts.
(b) She thinks he is heroic.
(c) She is angry at his showing off.
(d) She is worried for him.

4. What does Marco do when they spot some poor kids in a battered boat?
(a) Ignores them.
(b) Waves at them and jokes about racing.
(c) Yells at them to get their junk off the water.
(d) Turns the sailboat towards their boat.

5. What does Ellie think about when she goes to the girl's bathroom at school?
(a) If she is losing her sanity.
(b) Why there is a need for King Arthur in this age.
(c) If Will could really be a reincarnation of King Arthur.
(d) What her role might be in this madness.

6. What does Ellie learn about Will's name?
(a) It is not his birth name.
(b) The name has been in every generation.
(c) It is spelled in the old English way.
(d) The "A" in his name stands for "Arthur."

7. Why is Jennifer crying in one of the bathroom stalls?
(a) Will won't talk to her.
(b) Marco is spreading rumors about her.
(c) She feels persecuted by everyone.
(d) Lance broke up with her.

8. What does Ellie say when Will asks her about her knowledge of Jennifer and Lance?
(a) She suspected but did not have any proof.
(b) She felt it wasn't her business.
(c) She knew about them.
(d) She did not know anything.

9. How does Marco explain his actions with the sailboat?
(a) He was angry that Will would not let him captain the boat.
(b) He was just playing cat and mouse.
(c) He was trying to relieve the tension on the boat.
(d) He was angry at one of the kids on the smaller boat who had insulted Marco the day before.

10. What does Ellie discover when she starts to get out of the pool later that afternoon?
(a) Will is standing there.
(b) Lance is standing there.
(c) She is crying.
(d) Jennifer and Lance are standing there.

11. What does Marco call Lance?
(a) Will's lapdog.
(b) A jerk.
(c) A back stabber.
(d) A traitor.

12. Why does Will go into the water?
(a) To rescue a kid from the smaller boat.
(b) To get away from Marco.
(c) To show off to Ellie.
(d) To cool off.

13. What does Marco do when the police arrive?
(a) Lies on the floor crying.
(b) Jumps out the school window.
(c) Tries to take Mr. Morton hostage.
(d) Slaps his mother.

14. What does Jennifer say Will has expressed a desire to do lately?
(a) Go to Annapolis Naval Academy.
(b) Quit the football team.
(c) Leave home.
(d) Finish high school in Vermont.

15. What does Marco say about his life before his mother married Will's father?
(a) They were wealthy.
(b) They rarely talked.
(c) They were very poor.
(d) They were closer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marco seem to feel about Will?

2. To what does Mr. Morton think Will is now vulnerable?

3. How does Mr. Morton respond to what Ellie tells him?

4. Where are Ellie's parents?

5. What does Ellie ask Mr. Morton?

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