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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kelly suggest the Author do while she embalms a corpse to take his mind off what she is doing?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Recite a scene from his book.
(c) Count backwards from 100.
(d) Recite a poem.

2. When did Kelly decide she wanted to be an undertaker?
(a) When she was a teenager.
(b) When she was 16.
(c) When she was 11.
(d) When she was a little girl.

3. What is the Author allergic to?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Pineapple.
(d) Peanut butter.

4. What is the name of a flight attendant from Tulsa?
(a) Magdalene.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Liza.
(d) Marilyn.

5. What does the Kid say is his favorite animal?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Lion.
(d) Peacock.

6. How was the house heated where the Author lived when he was nine?
(a) Fireplace.
(b) Wood-burning heater.
(c) Furnace.
(d) Hot-water heat.

7. How many times was the Kid shot when he was killed?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

8. Where does Paul take Soot and teach him how to shoot?
(a) Forest.
(b) In a field.
(c) Behind a barn.
(d) By the river.

9. What does the Kid remember that another kid poured on his head on the school bus?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Sweet tea.
(d) Motor oil.

10. What does Paul think Soot needs to be heard?
(a) Pistol.
(b) Stories.
(c) Shotgun.
(d) Education.

11. What color is the skin of Soot's favorite superhero?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Silver.

12. How much of an advance did the Author get for Hell of a Book?
(a) Tens of thousands of dollars.
(b) Hundreds of thousands of dollars.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $55,000.

13. How old was the Author when his father died?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

14. What song plays when Kelly turns on the radio as she drives the Author to the airport?
(a) Gone Daddy Gone.
(b) Smiley Face.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Run.

15. On page 201, how long has the Kid been with the Author in every city?
(a) Since Illinois.
(b) Since Colorado.
(c) Since Florida.
(d) Since Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 186, what does the Author talk about people tripping on?

2. When was Bolton at its pinnacle?

3. What are the main exports of Bolton?

4. What does the Author hear before he stands to speak in the Bolton Town Hall?

5. What type of flooring was in the house the Author lived in when he was nine?

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