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

2. What does Soot's mother use to discipline him?
(a) Razor strap.
(b) Willow switch.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Old leather belt.

3. After the Author autographs his book for a flight attendant from Tulsa, who asks him to autograph another book?
(a) John Travolta.
(b) Robert De Niro.
(c) Al Pacino.
(d) Nic Cage.

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

5. What color house did the Author live in when he was nine?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Author's father die?

2. How many times was the Kid shot when he was killed?

3. Where does Sharon want the Author to meet the mother of the boy who was shot?

4. What does Kelly suggest the Author do while she embalms a corpse to take his mind off what she is doing?

5. How many protestors line the highway when the Author comes to Bolton, North Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Author do after Kelly?

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

3. What does a minister tell the people of Bolton who gathered to hear the Author?

4. Why does Sharon call the Author when he is having dinner with a woman named Kelly in San Francisco?

5. How does Soot's mother punish him and why?

6. How does watching Kelly work affect the Author, and why does he leave suddenly?

7. What does the Author see as he and Sharon drive into Bolton?

8. How does Soot's mother act after his father dies?

9. What does Soot see and feel when his father dies?

10. Why does Kelly go out with the Author?

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