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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of movies does the Kid say he would watch on Sundays with his dad when his mother was at church?
(a) Clint Eastwood.
(b) Gary Cooper.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Audie Murphy.

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

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

4. When the walls were redone in the house the Author lived in when he was nine, what color were they painted?
(a) Soft blue.
(b) Pale green.
(c) Cream.
(d) Lavender.

5. Where does the cop live who shot William?
(a) Polkton.
(b) Lumberton.
(c) Cherryville.
(d) Apex.

6. What is the name of the minister people question about William's death?
(a) Brown.
(b) Jones.
(c) Miller.
(d) White.

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

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

9. On page 113, where are the Kid and the Author sitting?
(a) On a balcony.
(b) On a park bench.
(c) In a car.
(d) Outside the airport.

10. What is the name of the boy from whom Soot steals on page 214?
(a) Dave.
(b) Shane.
(c) Mike.
(d) Pete.

11. Where did Paul get the pistol he uses to teach Soot to shoot?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His uncle.

12. 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 poem.
(c) Count backwards from 100.
(d) Recite a scene from his book.

13. How many protestors line the highway when the Author comes to Bolton, North Carolina?
(a) Thousands.
(b) 12,000.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) 10,000.

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

15. What does a woman named Kelli offer to make the Author for dinner?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(c) Lasagna.
(d) Buffalo wings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was the Author when his father died?

3. What song plays when Kelly turns on the radio as she drives the Author to the airport?

4. What color hair does the woman have who gets her book signed by the Author and who says, "Hell of a show" (137)?

5. What is the Author allergic to?

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