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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. How old does How suggest to Sextus that Eddie is when he inspectes the workers in Chapter 14: "Lost Years"?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

2. Where is the rock star that has shot himself in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) L.A.
(b) New York.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Seattle.

3. How old is Eddie when he comes to Delicious Foods Farm?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

4. What does Scotty describe the crack cocaine having been cut with in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Battery acid.
(c) Levamisole.
(d) Prednisone.

5. Whose number does Darlene give to Sirius when he flees the farm in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Nacho's.
(b) Hammer's.
(c) Gaspard's.
(d) Mrs. Vernon's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Eddie find in the wallet in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

2. What is the name of the beauty salon where Eddie finds information on how to find his aunt Bethella in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

3. What is the name of the bum that Eddie meets who gives him a lead on his mother's whereabouts in Chapter 10: "Drunken Bum Knows"?

4. When does Eddie and Darlene's landlord remind Eddie that his mom is two months behind on rent in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?

5. What children's game do the workers enjoy playing with Eddie at the farm in Chapter 14: "Lost Years"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sextus asks about Eddie's age in Chapter 14: “Lost Years”?

2. What foreshadowing is related in Chapter 11: “Eclipse”?

3. Where does Darlene encounter Jackie? How does Jackie convince Darlene to get in the minivan?

4. How does the narrator describe the evolution of Eddie's relationship with Tuck in Chapter 14: “Lost Years”?

5. How is Eddie's life in Houston described in Chapter 2: “Blackbirds”?

6. When does Darlene first "meet" Scotty? How is this encounter described?

7. Why are Tuck and Eddie taken to the separate barn when they arrive at Delicious?

8. From what narrative perspective is the Prologue: "Little Muddy" related?

9. How does Sparkplug describe Nat's murder to Eddie before he dies?

10. How are the accommodations at Delicious Foods described?

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