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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 does Victor tell his mother when she asks how he is doing?
(a) "He's killing himself."
(b) "Fine."
(c) "You don't want to know."
(d) "I don't know who Victor is."

2. Which number best represents the number of names in Victor's "Hero Book?"
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 500.
(d) 300.

3. What did Ida Mancini tell Victor when he asked about his grandparents?
(a) "They're dead."
(b) "They don't need to know about him."
(c) "They don't speak English."
(d) "They don't care about him."

4. Why does Denny say he is collecting the objects he collects?
(a) He wants to build a church.
(b) He needs something to do.
(c) He loves rocks.
(d) For each day he is "sober."

5. What does Dr. Marshall tell Victor she can do?
(a) Have him admitted as a patient.
(b) Save his mother.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Move his mother to a different floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dr. Marshall say Ida Mancini believes Victor is?

2. What does the narrator say is the only thing to remain constant in his life as he moved from foster home to foster home?

3. Who does Paige Marshall say has told her about Victor's sexual encounters?

4. In Chapter 12, what is Victor trying to decide?

5. When Victor visits the hospital in Chapter 8, where is his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Victor's opinion of his divine origins at first?

2. What does Victor do when the girl leaves the front desk at St. Anthony's?

3. Why would the narrator of the book start by saying not to read the book? What does this suggest about the narrator?

4. Why does Denny have a rock when he arrives at Victor's house?

5. What happens when Victor is questioned at the police station as a boy?

6. Why does Paige Marshall assume Victor is not attracted to her?

7. What does Victor know about Paige Marshall in the first part of this book?

8. Describe Victor's relationship with his mother.

9. What does Victor do to try and learn his mother's secret?

10. Describe Victor's relationship with Nico.

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