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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the author was nine, what was on the walls of the house where he lived?
(a) Peeling wallpaper.
(b) Green paint.
(c) White paint.
(d) 70s era wood paneling.

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

4. In San Francisco, how long does the Author talk about Hell of a Book?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) About 90 minutes.
(c) Over an hour.
(d) 30 minutes.

5. When was Bolton at its pinnacle?
(a) About 70 years ago.
(b) About 60 years ago.
(c) About 55 years ago.
(d) About 80 years ago.

6. What type of flooring was in the house the Author lived in when he was nine?
(a) Linoleum.
(b) Tile.
(c) Wood.
(d) Carpet.

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

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

9. How did the Author's father die?
(a) Shot by the police.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Cancer.

10. Where does Sharon want the Author to meet the mother of the boy who was shot?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Denver.
(d) Cleveland.

11. By the time the Author is in San Francisco, how long has he been into his tour for Hell of a Book?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) A month.

12. On page 186, what does the Author talk about people tripping on?
(a) Broken cement.
(b) Stairs.
(c) Ball.
(d) Marble.

13. When Sharon and the Author are in Bolton, how much does the Author think Sharon is wearing in designer clothing?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $5,000.

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

15. Who sits next to the Author as the plane leaves San Francisco?
(a) White man.
(b) Middle Eastern man.
(c) Black man.
(d) Hawaiian man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of a woman the Author has dinner with in San Francisco when Sharon calls and says seeing that woman is a mistake?

2. What does the Kid remember that another kid poured on his head on the school bus?

3. When did Kelly decide she wanted to be an undertaker?

4. What is the Author allergic to?

5. What does the Author get at a bar when he is on a date with Kelly in San Francisco?

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