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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. What is by the road that causes a traffic jam when Theo and Robin go back to the cabin after their camping trip for Robin's birthday?
(a) Grizzly bears.
(b) Wild turkeys.
(c) Black bears.
(d) Herd of deer.

2. Where did Dr. McMillian hire Theo to assist on a summer field expedition?
(a) Lake Erie.
(b) Lake Michigan.
(c) Lake Superior.
(d) Lake Huron.

3. On Robin's ninth birthday, what does Theo make him for breakfast?
(a) Raspberry pancakes.
(b) Waffles with blueberries and scrambled eggs.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Super-deluxe oatmeal.

4. During an early DecNef session, what does Robin have to move on a screen with his mind?
(a) Circle.
(b) Triangle.
(c) Square.
(d) Dot.

5. The Friday before winter holidays, what does Robin have taped to his rear belt loop?
(a) Jute twine.
(b) Paper towel tube.
(c) Piece of fur.
(d) A long strip of paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Robin at Ripley's Odditorium before he asks to leave?

2. During Thanksgiving how many times do Theo and Robin have to walk around the block to calm Robin down after someone suggests he eat turkey?

3. Where do Theo and Robin live?

4. How did Theo's parents raise him?

5. On page 6, how long does it take Theo and Robin to drive down from the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cabin like that Theo rents in the Smokies for Robin's ninth birthday?

2. How did Theo and Alyssa meet?

3. What weekly changes does Theo begin to see in Robin from the DecNef sessions?

4. Where does Robin decide he wants to stage a protest, and how does it go?

5. What problems are there when Robin and Theo go to Thanksgiving with Aly's parents?

6. Why has Theo never believed the diagnoses the doctors settled on his son?

7. What was Aly's closing when she testified to get a bill passed to stop hunting contests?

8. What does Theo do for work?

9. How does Robin feel about video games?

10. How is Christmas at Aly's parents better than Thanksgiving?

(see the answer keys)

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