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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 did Miles do when he caught Janine in bed with Walt?
(a) Beat up Walt
(b) Shot them
(c) Ran from the room
(d) Threw a vase at them

2. The idea that Miles should be kicked out of driver's education until he learns to drive is _________________.
(a) a simile
(b) a metaphor
(c) an irony
(d) flashback

3. How old did Janine think Walter was?
(a) 31
(b) 37
(c) In his fifites
(d) In his forties

4. Who meets Miles and his mother when they arrive at their vacation destination?
(a) Father Tom
(b) Max
(c) Mr. Mayne
(d) Tick

5. Where had Cindy taken Miles yesterday after the game?
(a) A coffee shop
(b) The movies
(c) The cemetery
(d) Her apartment

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the staff of the Enterprise Grill go after a good night at work?

2. Who is the older priest at St. Catherine's Catholic Church?

3. What does Max want Miles to do?

4. At what sport does Zack excel?

5. What animal does Tick paint in her dream painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Exacto knife and why does it signify foreshadowing for the plot?

2. Describe how Zack Minty exhibits unsportsmanlike behavior and then manipulates the crowd at the football game.

3. Explain why the poison ivy is a metaphor in Part 1, Chapter 8.

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

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

6. How is Miles' good heart exhibited in the scene with a hungover Buster?

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

8. How do you know that Janine is having second thoughts about marrying Walt?

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

10. Why does Janine call Miles The Human Rut?

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