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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 Eddie tell Sexton the biggest thing he has ever fixed is when Sexton meets him at the barn in Chapter 16: "Summerton"?
(a) A car.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A TV.
(d) A roof.

2. Who does the man from the newspaper say had told him some things about the working conditions at Delicious Foods in Chapter 19: "The Wrong Limes"?
(a) Melvin Jenkins.
(b) Jarvis Arrow.
(c) Robert Johnson.
(d) Gaspard Fusilier.

3. What is the first town where Eddie stops when he escapes Delicious Farms?
(a) Ovid.
(b) Ruston.
(c) Shreveport.
(d) Malvern.

4. Who beats Darlene for speaking to the reporters in Chapter 19: "The Wrong Limes"?
(a) How.
(b) Hammer.
(c) Sextus.
(d) Gaspard.

5. For what fanzine does Javis work when he begins interviewing Sirius?
(a) Hot.
(b) Fresh.
(c) New Wave.
(d) Charts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Darlene move to start a detox program, according to the narrator in Chapter 28: "Almost Home"?

2. Who does Darlene sit behind at the trial in Chapter 27: "Trials"?

3. At what time does Jarvis and Sirius get to the chicken house in Chapter 21: “The Plan”?

4. How long does it take for the investigators to take Sextus to trial, according to the narrator in Chapter 27: "Trials"?

5. Whose fingers are shot off when Darlene attacks Sextus in Chapter 24: “Scotty is Surprised”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Darlene move to Shreveport in Chapter 28: “Almost Home”?

2. What does Tuck discover when he comes to find Eddie in Chapter 21: “The Plan”?

3. What is significant about the narrative style in Chapter 28: “Almost Home”?

4. How does Sextus become injured in Chapter 24: “Scotty is Surprised”?

5. Who is Jarvis and what is his relationship to Sirius in the novel?

6. What leda sto Darlene's decision to not shoot Sextus?

7. How is the encounter between Eddie and Darlene described in Chapter 27: “Trials”?

8. How does Darlene react when she sees the news story in Chapter 26: “Chronicle”?

9. What is revealed of How's past in Chapter 18: “How”?

10. How is Darlene's encounter with the reporters described in Chapter 19: “The Wrong Limes”?

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