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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 does Andy find Dag scooping out of the common pool in Chapter 29?
(a) Plastic flowers.
(b) Beer cans.
(c) Pieces of ripped up paper.
(d) Socks and underwear.

2. What does Claire believe the stick she found will lead her to?
(a) Her life path.
(b) Good fortune.
(c) The love of her life.
(d) Her salvation.

3. According to Andy's brother, Tyler, whose birthday is January 8th?
(a) Mick Jagger.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Boy George.
(d) Michael Jackson.

4. What is Claire's brother's name?
(a) Allen.
(b) Barry.
(c) Topher.
(d) Paul.

5. What does Dag recall his father said gasoline smelled like in Chapter 16?
(a) Jail.
(b) Fear.
(c) The future.
(d) His childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Elvissa paint her nails with in Chapter 16?

2. In his story, what did the Japanese girl Andy lived with keep as a pet?

3. What does Dag do to the Aston Martin convertible he sits on after leaving work in Chapter 20?

4. What does Elvissa get a job as in Chapter 21?

5. What does Tyler read in the car on the way back from his and Andy's Christmas Eve shopping trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Andy say is the kiss of death, personality-wise in Chapter 25?

2. In Chapter 23 when Andy wakes up in the early morning and sees his friends asleep around him, how does he feel?

3. What does Dag do to the Aston Martin convertible that is parked not far from Larry's Bar?

4. What does Andy tell Dag about a little Japanese girl he lived with in Chapter 29?

5. What memory of his parents does Tobias share in Chapter 17?

6. Describe Bunny Hollander.

7. When Andy and Tyler go shopping on Christmas Eve, why does Andy believe people are looking at them strangely?

8. What is the significance of the title of the story Elvissa tells, "The Boy with the Hummingbird Eyes"?

9. What does Andy describe planing in his parents' back yard in Chapter 23?

10. In her story in Chapter 18, what does Elvissa notice about the apartment Curtis is staying at?

(see the answer keys)

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