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

2. 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.

3. How much of an advance did the Author get for Hell of a Book?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $55,000.
(c) Hundreds of thousands of dollars.
(d) Tens of thousands of dollars.

4. At the Author's old home, from what type of tree does a tire swing dangle?
(a) Elm.
(b) Maple.
(c) Locust.
(d) Oak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does the minister in Bolton say he has had all his life on page 244?

2. What type of movies does the Kid say he would watch on Sundays with his dad when his mother was at church?

3. On page 217, where does the Author land?

4. On page 186, what does the Author talk about people tripping on?

5. How many bedrooms were in the house that the Author lived in when he was nine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Author do after Kelly?

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

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

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

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

7. What is it like for Soot to be Unseen?

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

9. What type of house does Renny have, and why does he drive?

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

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