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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. How was Gerald taught to not play with lighters?
(a) He was shown a video of a house burning down.
(b) His hands were burned.
(c) He was hit and kicked.
(d) He was brought to the burnt wing of hte hospital.

2. What disease does Angel come down with?
(a) Rubella.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

3. What does Gerald do to break Angel's bed?
(a) Takes screws out of it.
(b) Cracks the bed frame.
(c) Files down one of the feet.
(d) Removes the mattress springs.

4. What does Gerald hope for on his birthday?
(a) A bike.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) A set of books.

5. What does Gerald's aunt want him to fetch from the garage?
(a) A sewing machine.
(b) A go cart.
(c) A bike.
(d) A book case.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gerald talk to first about Angel's fear of Jordan?

2. How does Gerald feel about his surprise birthday present?

3. What does Gerald's aunt refuse to do for him?

4. What does Gerald miss most about Christmas without Aunt Queen?

5. Why does Gerald end up doing what he at first refused to do on his birthday when his mother is there?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Gerald hide behind the couch, and why?

2. What does Gerald get for his eighth birthday?

3. What makes Gerald upset at Aunt Queen's house at the beginning of the book?

4. What makes Gerald think that Jordan is sexually abusing Angel?

5. What does Gerald's G.I. Joe signify to him?

6. How did Gerald's house burn down?

7. What makes Gerald's mother mad at the beginning of the book?

8. What does Aunt Queen say to get her electricity turned back on?

9. What is Aunt Queen thinking just before she dies?

10. What does Gerald do to improve the wheelchair ramp, and why?

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