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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. Why is Soot in trouble on page 213?
(a) He stole a book.
(b) He stole a candy bar.
(c) He stole a comic book.
(d) He stole some M&Ms.

2. 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.

3. How many bedrooms were in the house that the Author lived in when he was nine?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

4. 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.

5. What did the Author's father tell him his grandfather punched that he knocked out cold?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Horse.
(c) Mule.
(d) Bully.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Kid remember that another kid poured on his head on the school bus?

2. What color is the skin of Soot's favorite superhero?

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

4. Where does the cop live who shot William?

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 remember about his father?

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

3. Why did the Author never fit in Bolton?

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

5. How did Kelly decide to become an undertaker?

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

7. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?

8. How does the Author describe the scene as he and Sharon walk to the Bolton Town Hall?

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

10. What happens one night after Paul and Soot are target practicing in the woods?

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