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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what is Torey uncomfortable?
(a) Having to give speeches in his communications class.
(b) The girl in his math class who seems to like him.
(c) Playing on the baseball team.
(d) Leo's scrutiny.

2. How does Chris Creed break his ankle the year before?
(a) He is trying to hang glide from the tree in the back yard.
(b) He is pushed off the bleachers.
(c) He is ice skating and falls.
(d) He fell on his motorcycle.

3. Why does Mrs. Creed think Chris was murdered?
(a) Because of the bank account.
(b) Because Chris told her someone had threatened him.
(c) Because Chris wouldn't be so stupid as to kill himself.
(d) Because the neighborhood bully left town quickly.

4. What does Torey suddenly feel?
(a) As though there is about to be an earthquake.
(b) As though he is not alone.
(c) Afraid that his father is not coming home.
(d) Happy to be seeing Ali soon.

5. Why does Torey not like it that Alex seems interested in Renee?
(a) Renee interferes with Alex making band practise.
(b) Renee has gossiped about Alex in the past in a negative way.
(c) Renee hurt another friend of Torey's.
(d) Renee has a bad reputation.

6. Who does Chris Creed say he admires?
(a) The principal.
(b) Torey and his friends.
(c) The football team.
(d) No one.

7. Who comes to Ali's room when her mom and boyfriend are upstairs?
(a) No one.
(b) Ali's brother.
(c) Alex.
(d) Bo Richardson.

8. Who does Mrs. Creed believe murdered Chris?
(a) A jealous kid at school.
(b) A drug dealer.
(c) A boon.
(d) Her husband.

9. What is one complaint Torey's group has about the boons?
(a) They act superior to everyone else.
(b) They cheat.
(c) They always beat out everyone in grades.
(d) They are dirty.

10. What are a couple ways the boys offer that Chris Creed may have died?
(a) Gunshot or Falling out of a tree.
(b) Slashing his wrists or Drinking Poison.
(c) They don't think Chris Creed is dead.
(d) Drowning or hanging.

11. Who are the "boons?"
(a) The men who distributed justice for the Mafia.
(b) Kids from the poor side of town.
(c) Kids who were of mixed race.
(d) Kids whose fathers worked in the mines.

12. Who contacts Torey?
(a) Chris.
(b) Alex.
(c) Ali.
(d) Leandra.

13. What does Torey wonder about as he listens to Chris's parents speak?
(a) How they were clueless about their son.
(b) About whether Chris's parents killed Chris.
(c) How they must be terribly scared.
(d) How calm they seem despite Chris's disappearance.

14. Why does Mrs. Adams related the story about the father and son?
(a) To distract the kids from their worry about Bo.
(b) To let Torey know his family is not perfect.
(c) To illustrate that it probably was not Mrs. Creed who was responsible for Chris's disappearance.
(d) To reassure the kids that Bo and his father are not guilty.

15. Who sent an email to the principal?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Chris.
(c) Alex.
(d) Torey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had supposedly sent an email to the principal at the previous school where Torey attended?

2. Who is the only calm person among those at the police station concerning Chris Creed?

3. What bothers Torey after he hangs up from talking to Mrs. Creed?

4. What does Alex say he can do?

5. What is obvious in Chapter 5 about the structure of the school's social groups?

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