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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jake asks Willie to tell him what happened, what does Willie say?
(a) He says his feet are still hurting, and no one gave them back to him.
(b) He says he can't remember.
(c) He says he was tired and in pain.
(d) He says he wants to be left alone.

2. What does Mr. Singer do to occupy himself when he misses Antonapoulos?
(a) He starts a hobby.
(b) He listens to the radio.
(c) He gets a part time job.
(d) He walks for miles around town.

3. Why does Portia suddenly take up drinking and arrive at her father's house drunk?
(a) She and Highboy could not pay their rent and had to move.
(b) She lost her job.
(c) Her husband left her for another woman.
(d) Willie had both feet sawed off.

4. Why is Jake Blount running in the opening of Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) He is running from memories.
(b) He is dreaming again.
(c) The police are after him.
(d) There has been a fight at the Dixie Show.

5. What happens when Mick talked to Mr. Singer about getting a job?
(a) He writes her a note saying she should take it.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He nods after she tells him about it.
(d) Nothing, he didn't understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Singer buy his four guests for Christmas?

2. Who starts the problem that Jake Blount is running away from?

3. What does Portia tell her father at the end of Book 2, Chapter 10?

4. Who does Mr. Singer meet as he walks the streets before catching his train home?

5. What does Dr. Copeland tell his father-in-law he believed in?

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