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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. In a small living room in Carolina, what emotion is a small boy trying to contain?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Tears.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

2. Where did Renny go to college?
(a) William and Mary.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

3. What time is it when the Author introduces himself?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

4. What is the name of the boy at Soot's school who says that people cannot turn invisible?
(a) Peter.
(b) Dan.
(c) Darryl.
(d) Bill.

5. During the media training, what does Sharon show Jack and the Author on her phone?
(a) A funeral for a Black boy.
(b) The body of a young Black boy.
(c) A grieving Black man and woman.
(d) A protest for a Black boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Author was a teen, what would he eat on Friday and Saturday nights when he worked on his writing?

2. On page 10, what is the Author wearing?

3. What does William think is to blame for his son's smile fading daily?

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

5. In the first chapter of the book, what does the mother want to do to bring the boy home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Since the Author's book tour in the Midwest, where has he been?

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

3. How does William die?

4. Who is waiting for the Author in Renny's limousine, and why can Renny not see him?

5. Who does the Author see waiting for him when he comes down the escalator at the airport on page 58?

6. What type of dress is the boy's mother wearing at the beginning of the book?

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

8. Why does the boy from the beginning of the book hate riding to school on the bus?

9. Who is Sharon?

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

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