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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 the show the three men put on during the carnival?
(a) The do a magic show.
(b) They are dressed as the Pointer Sisters and sing.
(c) They sing as a barber shop quartet.
(d) They dance and then teach the steps to the audience.

2. What does Tony say he's going to do on the afternoon when the lab is closed?
(a) Go to the library.
(b) Come home to play with Ben.
(c) Go to a movie with a friend.
(d) Help Vernon clean up their own yard.

3. Who is the only person Miss Annie says can control Maxine?
(a) The police.
(b) Miss Annie.
(c) Mr. Murphy.
(d) Ronald.

4. What does Vernon take to Maxine?
(a) Her welfare check and some cookies.
(b) Some shoes and her purse.
(c) A change of clothes and a deck of cards.
(d) Some books and a cupcake.

5. What is Vernon eating when Maxine finds him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A candy bar.
(c) Cheese curls.
(d) A peanut butter sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vernon say when Bobby teases him about going to Miss Annie's, asking if he's going to see his girlfriend?

2. What kind of car does Boby Sullivan say he knows how to hotwire?

3. Where was Vernon's mom when she died?

4. What does Maxine say Mrs. Dibbs gave Ronald one year?

5. Why is Vernon's neighborhood named Tenley Heights?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the kids saying about Vernon spending time at Miss Annie's in chapter eight?

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

3. What are the tasks Vernon, Maxine and Ronald do to clean up Maxine's yard?

4. What is Vernon supposed to tell Maxine when Miss Annie sends him to see her in jail?

5. What does Vernon say about his father's efforts to take over the role of his mother?

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

7. How does Vernon describe his mother when he's talking about the family photo he likes so much?

8. Why is Vernon feeling so angry as chapter 15 comes to a close?

9. Why is Vernon particularly worried about being held back?

10. 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?

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