View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do riots begin in Bellona?
(a) One black and one white person are killed.
(b) Because no one is taking care of the city.
(c) The food supply gets low.
(d) A woman is raped.

2. Why does Mrs. Richards ask Kidd to stay with her until Mr. Richards comes home?
(a) She is attracted to Kidd and likes having him around.
(b) She thinks she might attack her husband.
(c) She thinks Mr. Richards will beat her up.
(d) She does not want to face her husband alone.

3. What is the reason that the Richards will not leave Bellona?
(a) They have no money to leave.
(b) Mr. Richards likes their apartment.
(c) Mr. Richards thinks their kids like living there.
(d) Because Mrs. Richards refuses to leave.

4. How much money does Kidd end up getting from the Richards?
(a) $20.
(b) $5 total.
(c) None. He gives back the $5.
(d) $10.

5. What should Kidd have been more forceful doing?
(a) Demanding his money.
(b) Refusing to eat the Richards food.
(c) Discussing specific wages.
(d) Asking for more money.

6. Why does Tak Loufer give the main character the name Kidd?
(a) Kidd tells Tak to call him that.
(b) He looks like a goat.
(c) Because Kidd cannot remember his name.
(d) He looks like a child.

7. As a child, what does Kidd remember being considered?
(a) Native American.
(b) Italian.
(c) Indian.
(d) British.

8. What does Mrs. Richards refuse to face about Bellona?
(a) Her friends are no longer here.
(b) Her husband is becoming disconnected from their family.
(c) The unexplained events that have changed everything about the city.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

9. What secret does June beg Kidd to keep?
(a) That she was raped.
(b) That she actually likes to date women instead of men.
(c) She is sneaking into the kitchen to eat food.
(d) June was at the bar last night and does not want her parents to know.

10. As KIdd runs away from the woman, who does he find next?
(a) A wild boar.
(b) A man on a motorcycle.
(c) A group of men loading artichokes onto a bus.
(d) A group of women walking towards a town.

11. How long has it been since Lanya has seen Kidd?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 3 days.

12. Has Kidd actually ever seriously thought about publishing his poems?
(a) No, they are just his way to express himself.
(b) Yes, but under a different name.
(c) No, because he does not think anyone would like them.
(d) Yes, he has been trying to sell his ideas for a while.

13. How does Mrs, Richards try to keep up appearances and thus become delusional?
(a) She refuses to read current news articles.
(b) She acts as though all her old friends are still in the neighborhood.
(c) She cannot use the internet to understand what has happened.
(d) She pretends she will entertain her husband's business associates.

14. Interestingly, who do many people think of as the only law enforcement in town?
(a) The scorpions.
(b) Tak.
(c) The black gangs.
(d) There is none.

15. Does Mr. Richards actually work?
(a) No, he lies about where he goes during the day.
(b) He goes to a building were he used to work, but there is no other staff.
(c) Yes, but he is no longer an engineer.
(d) Yes, he owns a whole company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kidd think the reason for Bobby's death may have been?

2. How does Lanya react to the news that Kidd has a job?

3. Why is Mrs. Richards afraid to leave her apartment, let alone Bellona?

4. When Mr. Richards arrives home, who is still with Mrs. Richards?

5. Who does Kidd find to help him?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 648 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample