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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) 70.
(b) 85.
(c) 80.
(d) 75.

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

4. Who does the Author say were the worst customers when he worked for the cell phone company?
(a) CEOs.
(b) Waitresses.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Pilots.

5. On page 54, who tells William he acts like a racial slur?
(a) Daddy Henry.
(b) No one.
(c) Soot.
(d) Jacob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first drawing that Soot finds in a box Daddy Henry shows him?

2. After being chased by an angry husband, what does the Author show the front desk clerk to prove who he is?

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

4. When Soot and his father visit his grandfather, how long does their visit last?

5. What time does the media trainer finally show up for the Author's training?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Renny's mood when he picks the Author up at the airport, and what does he say about the Author's book?

2. What happens as the boy tries to be invisible at the beginning of the book?

3. How does the Author prove who he is when he needs to get his room key in the second chapter of the book?

4. How does the Author describe the skin of the kid who joins him for breakfast in the second chapter of the book?

5. Who is Sharon?

6. Where did the Author work before his book sold?

7. Who was Daddy Henry and how often do Soot and his father visit him?

8. How is the room set up for the Author's media training?

9. What does Sharon show Jack and the Author on her phone during the media training, and how long does it take them to understand what they are seeing?

10. How does William die?

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