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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Author grow up?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Tennessee.

2. In a photo that Daddy Henry showed Soot, about how old was Soot's father?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

3. In the first chapter of the book, what does the mother want to do to bring the boy home?
(a) Buy him a new baseball glove.
(b) Fix his favorite foods.
(c) Make chocolate chip cookies.
(d) Bake a chocolate cake.

4. How old is the boy on page 27?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

5. What color hair does the media trainer's secretary have?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown with pink streaks.
(d) Brown with blue streaks.

6. What does the man have in his hands who is chasing the Author on page 10?
(a) Knife.
(b) Baseball bat.
(c) Wooden coat hanger.
(d) Gun.

7. Since meeting the Kid at breakfast, how many cities has the Author been to in Florida?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

8. How long does Jack tell the Author he has been working with authors?
(a) 15 years.
(b) Over a decade.
(c) 11 years.
(d) About a dozen years.

9. When the Author speaks to the Kid in a bathroom on page 100, when does he say was the worst murder rate?
(a) 1990s.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1980s.

10. What does William think is to blame for his son's smile fading daily?
(a) Having no friends.
(b) Current events.
(c) History.
(d) Bullying.

11. On page 67, what does the Author think a receptionst is creating with Post-it notes?
(a) Ocean.
(b) Castle.
(c) Drawbridge.
(d) Sunset.

12. After the argument on page 54, how many times does Soot see his grandfather again?
(a) Never.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

13. In photos of Daddy Henry and his family on page 51, what was Soot's grandmother wearing?
(a) Blue blouse and white skirt.
(b) White blouse and plaid skirt.
(c) Red blouse and flowered skirt.
(d) Dark blouse and flowered skirt.

14. Where does the Author say he worked before his life changed?
(a) Bed Bath & Beyond.
(b) Major Cell Phone Company.
(c) Olive Garden.
(d) Walmart.

15. How long have the boy's parents in the first chapter of the book been trying to teach him to become invisible?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Author say were the worst customers when he worked for the cell phone company?

2. What type of people did William draw before he quit?

3. How tall is the lettering on the word that the Author notices in the office in midtown Manhattan?

4. As the Author is running from a big man who caught the narrator with his wife, how old is the woman who steps out of the elevator?

5. What nervous habit does William have when he speaks that goes back to his childhood?

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