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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. Who tells Jess “Boy, don’t be a fool. God ain’t gonna send any little girls to hell”?
(a) Leslie’s father.
(b) Jess’s father.
(c) Jess’s mother.
(d) Leslie’s mother.

2. Who is afraid of the water in Chapter 9?
(a) Jess.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Judy.
(d) Miss Bessie.

3. What observations does Jess make about Leslie’s mother in Chapter 9?
(a) Her eyes are glassy and focused on something far away.
(b) That she is much shorter than his mother.
(c) That she watches a lot of television.
(d) That she eats a lot.

4. What color is the Burke’s living room painted?
(a) Gold.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

5. Who thanks Jess for being Leslie’s friend?
(a) Leslie’s Uncle James.
(b) The grandmother.
(c) Bill, Leslie’s father.
(d) Judy, Leslie’s mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bill hugs Jesse in Chapter 12, what is physically uncomfortable?

2. What does Jess’s father do to comfort him in Chapter 11?

3. When does Leslie finally tell Jess what happened with Janice Avery?

4. What broke, causing Leslie’s death?

5. What does Mr. Burke begin to do to the old Perkins place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Jess’s sisters accuse him of not caring about Leslie’s death?

2. What is different about the creek bed in Chapter 8?

3. When Jess wakes in the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?

4. What does Miss Edmunds want Jess to see in the galleries?

5. Why is Jesse upset that Leslie is being cremated?

6. What does Jess resolve to talk to Leslie about in Chapter 10? What does he anticipate will be her reaction?

7. Why do the Aarons only go to church at Easter?

8. Describe how Jess and Leslie react differently to the rushing creek in Chapter 8.

9. Why does Jess want to help Janice Avery? What does this say about his

10. How Jesse’s father is portrayed differently in Chapter 11? What does he do?

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