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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 a woman the Author has dinner with in San Francisco when Sharon calls and says seeing that woman is a mistake?
(a) Cindi.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Lacy.
(d) Maggie.

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

3. What emotion does the minister in Bolton say he has had all his life on page 244?
(a) Exasperation.
(b) Rage.
(c) Indignation.
(d) Anger.

4. On page 201, how long has the Kid been with the Author in every city?
(a) Since Illinois.
(b) Since Colorado.
(c) Since Florida.
(d) Since Missouri.

5. What does the Author hear before he stands to speak in the Bolton Town Hall?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Owl.
(d) Peacock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the boy from whom Soot steals on page 214?

3. How tall was the Author's father?

4. What color Dickies did the Author's father always wear?

5. Who is Soot's favorite superhero?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the Author remember about his father?

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

5. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?

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

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

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

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

10. What does the Author do after Kelly?

(see the answer keys)

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