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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 many drinks had the Author had before he became a success?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) Maybe 5.
(d) About 10.

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

3. Where is the coroner's office located where William's body is taken?
(a) Whiteville.
(b) Burlington.
(c) New Bern.
(d) Monroe.

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

5. What color hair does the woman have who gets her book signed by the Author and who says, "Hell of a show" (137)?
(a) Brown.
(b) Platinum blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Salt and pepper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul think Soot needs to be heard?

2. Who sits next to the Author as the plane leaves San Francisco?

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

4. Why is Soot in trouble on page 213?

5. Where does Kelly write the Author a note before she drops him off at the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Author do after Kelly?

2. Why does Kelly go out with the Author?

3. What does the Author tell the Kid about fear?

4. Who asks the Author to autograph a book somewhere over West Texas, and what does he say about the fear that the Author has?

5. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?

6. What do the Author and the Kid do when they go to Pennsylvania?

7. What does the Author say about Sharon when he sees that she is meeting him in Bolton?

8. What does the Author tell the Kid when he has the Talk with him?

9. What is the Kid's favorite animal and why?

10. What do the Author and Kelly talk about a long-distance relationship?

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