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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John want to sneak inside the house?
(a) A snake
(b) An exploding cigar
(c) A video camera
(d) A widow

2. How many times does Bailey say they can stop after visiting the plantation?
(a) Two more times
(b) Three more times
(c) One more time
(d) This is the last time

3. What does Grandmother remember visiting in the area when she was young?
(a) A forest
(b) A plantation
(c) A slaughter house
(d) A bar

4. Who does the Grandmother say has escaped from prison?
(a) The Misfit
(b) The Fox
(c) Bread Basket
(d) The Nutcase

5. Why is Bailey so impatient?
(a) Because the baby is crying
(b) Because the children are fighting
(c) Because grandmother will not stop talking
(d) Because the driving conditions are so bad

6. Why does he call himself the Misfit?
(a) Because what he has did wrong does not fit the punishment
(b) He likes the word
(c) He likes wearing ill fitting clothes
(d) He does not fit in anywhere

7. How far back do they have to travel to get back to the dirt road?
(a) Five miles
(b) Ten miles
(c) One mile
(d) Eight miles

8. What approaches them?
(a) A car
(b) A tramp
(c) A bear
(d) A truck

9. Who says "I wouldn't take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldn't answer to my conscience if I did."?
(a) Bailey
(b) Red Sammy's wife
(c) Mother
(d) Grandmother

10. What does Jane Star do in the restaurant?
(a) She plays guitar
(b) She sings
(c) She vomits
(d) She tap dances

11. How has mother hurt herself?
(a) She has broken her hand
(b) She ripped off a nail
(c) She has broken her shoulder
(d) She has cut her hand

12. How many time does Grandmother say the car turned over?
(a) Twice
(b) Three times
(c) A dozen times
(d) Once

13. Why does his mother say he cannot sneak anything into the house?
(a) John is grounded from going anywhere
(b) It will take too long
(c) It is impolite
(d) They have to stay in the car

14. What are all three of the men carrying?
(a) Towels
(b) Flowers
(c) Guns
(d) Knives

15. What is the name of the Grandmother's son?
(a) Pete
(b) Bailey
(c) Simon
(d) Tom

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress is Grandmother wearing?

2. What would Edgar bring Grandmother every morning?

3. Where is the Misfit's father buried?

4. Who says the following line "there never was a body that give the undertaker a tip?"

5. What sound follows a scream in the woods?

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