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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the story being covered by the media, what was the boy doing when he was killed by the police?
(a) Jogging.
(b) Walking.
(c) Sitting on his front steps.
(d) Leaving the library.

3. When Soot and his father visit his grandfather, how long does their visit last?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

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

5. When the Author was a teen, what would he eat on Friday and Saturday nights when he worked on his writing?
(a) M & Ms.
(b) Pringles.
(c) Cheetos.
(d) Hershey bars.

6. After the Author escapes the man who is chasing him, what floor of the hotel does he go to?
(a) 32.
(b) 26.
(c) 41.
(d) 18.

7. What type of people did William draw before he quit?
(a) Mulatto people.
(b) Asian people.
(c) Black people.
(d) White people.

8. What does the Author wear for media training?
(a) Button-down shirt and leather sport jacket.
(b) Button-down shirt, tie, and khakis.
(c) Suit and tie.
(d) Sport coat.

9. How many book festivals has the Author been to in New Orleans since meeting the Kid at breakfast?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

10. When the Author goes to the bathroom during the media training, who is already there?
(a) The Kid.
(b) A delivery person.
(c) Jack.
(d) A lawyer.

11. What is the name of a woman that the Author remembers from a Barnes & Noble in New Mexico?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Barb.
(c) Kayla.
(d) Gladys.

12. What is a boy's mother wearing as they sit in a small living room in Carolina?
(a) Gray dress.
(b) White dress.
(c) Brown dress.
(d) Black dress.

13. How tall is the lettering on the word that the Author notices in the office in midtown Manhattan?
(a) 1 foot tall.
(b) 15 inches tall.
(c) 10 inches tall.
(d) 2 feet tall.

14. Where is William killed?
(a) On the high school track.
(b) Jogging down the street.
(c) In front of a convenience store.
(d) In front of his house.

15. 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) Bake a chocolate cake.
(c) Make chocolate chip cookies.
(d) Fix his favorite foods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does the media trainer's secretary have?

2. 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?

3. What time is it when the Author introduces himself?

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

5. What movie does the Author think of when he is riding up in the elevator to his room to prove to the desk clerk who he is?

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