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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. Miles has a dream that ____________ is hurt and lying under the bleachers.
(a) Cindy
(b) Janine
(c) His mother
(d) Tick

2. Who is Tick's art teacher?
(a) Mr. Rogers
(b) Mrs. Roderigue
(c) Mr. Roberts
(d) Mrs. Robinson

3. Who offers to give Miles driving lessons?
(a) Max
(b) Father Tom
(c) David
(d) Mrs. Whiting

4. Where had C.B. Whiting spent several years as an aspiring artist and poet?
(a) Costa Rica
(b) The Bahamas
(c) France
(d) Mexico

5. What is the event that takes place in Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) The homecoming game
(b) Spring break
(c) Graduation Day
(d) The prom

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miles discover from the newspaper photo?

2. What is Janine wearing at the game?

3. Walt is ________________ older than Janine.

4. Who is Janine?

5. Who is Mrs. Whiting's crippled daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three elements consuming Janine's life at this point in time?

2. How does Miles try to help John Voss.

3. What inappropriate behavior does Jimmy reveal that makes Miles like him even less?

4. Explain how Miles is too good for his own good.

5. What revelation does Miles get when he examines an old photo in the newspaper?

6. Why does David keep pressuring Miles about a liquor license?

7. Explain how the driving lesson with Mrs. Whiting helps Miles overcome his fear.

8. Explain how Jimmy Minty is a true product of his environment.

9. What is the role of Timmy, the cat, in the story?

10. Cite three examples of foreshadowing in Part 2, Chapter 12.

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