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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 Maxine say will happen to Vernon because he's a good boy?
(a) He'll finish last.
(b) God will set a golden crown on his head.
(c) He'll go to heaven.
(d) He'll get to see his mom someday.

2. What religion is Vernon's family?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Pentecostal.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Catholic.

3. Where is Vernon when Maxine finds him in the opening pages of chapter 15?
(a) At Miss Annie's.
(b) On his porch.
(c) In front of Milt's.
(d) At Jerry's.

4. What does Vernon say he's going to do when Mr. Ward dies?
(a) Find out who Mr. Ward's children are.
(b) Inherit some baseball cards.
(c) Be very sad.
(d) Get back all the baseballs he's taken from the kids.

5. What kind of soap does Maxine say Ronald uses?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Irish Spring.
(c) Yardley.
(d) Palmolive.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Vernon say his father quit school?

2. What does Vernon's father make Vernon to eat when they meet in the kitchen in the middle of the night?

3. Where do the puppets for Frank Gilberti's puppet show come from?

4. What color is the hat Maxine is wearing the day Vernon first pays attention to her?

5. Why does Vernon say his father quit school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of help do others on the block offer when word gets out that Vernon is putting on a carnival to raise money for Ronald's new shoes?

2. What does Vernon say about Maxine's house when he goes down there on the day of the teacher's visit?

3. How does the question of the Special Olympics come up?

4. What are three of the facts Maxine tells Vernon about Ronald while he's helping her do chores?

5. Describe the scene in Milt's that results in Vernon's outburst.

6. What does Miss Annie ask Vernon to do in return for her tutoring services and what is Vernon's reaction?

7. What does the guidance counselor suggest Vernon do in an effort to get their grades up?

8. What causes an argument between Ben and Vernon almost as soon as Vernon arrives home from cleaning Maxine's yard?

9. Why does Maxine say she and Ronald have mismatched gloves?

10. In chapter eight, Vernon describes seeing Ronald "change" when he becomes less fearful. What is this change and what's the result of it?

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