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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. Who comes to Lishie's house after she dies that Cowney has never met before?
(a) His Aunt Reyna.
(b) Jon Craig.
(c) Sol.
(d) Lee.

2. Who does Cowney attempt to speak to, but never actually does, in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Japanese men who are staying at the inn.
(b) Bud.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Peter Franks.

3. Which president's portrait is in the room where they are keeping Cowney in Chapter Twenty?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Calvin Coolidge.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

4. Who encourages Cowney to apply to college in Chapter Twenty-One?
(a) Essie.
(b) Jones.
(c) Lishie.
(d) Tsa Tsi.

5. What does Cowney share with Essie in Chapter Seventeen about his father?
(a) How much he hated being in the army.
(b) The age he was when he died.
(c) The strange and disturbing circumstances of his death.
(d) What he used to do for a living.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eighteen, who sits by Cowney at Lishie's funeral?

2. In the start of Chapter Twenty, who does Cowney appeal to to try to help him?

3. What does the call that comes for Cowney in Chapter Fifteen say?

4. Who is Essie romantically involved in in Chapter Fourteen?

5. What is Essie hoping Andrea will ask her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the military men treat Cowney as they are questioning him in Part IV?

2. What does Cowney dream about during his sleep during church in Part III?

3. What does Essie tell the authorities about Cowney in Part IV that causes a lot of trouble for him?

4. In Part III, what does Cowney do to Sol that changes the dynamic between them?

5. What does Peter offer Cowney in Part III that begins to solidify their friendship?

6. What do Lishie and Cowney encounter on the way to church that startles them both?

7. Where does Essie want Cowney to take her, and why does she seem to hesitate later?

8. Why does a siren start in Part IV that startles everyone?

9. What is some of the dirtiest work Cowney has to perform at the inn and how does he feel about it?

10. What does Cowney bring up in front of Sol that makes Sol stop bullying him so much?

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