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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 did Roy have to write as part of his punishment for fighting?
(a) An explanation of what happened for the vice principal.
(b) A letter of apology to Dana.
(c) A letter of apology to the bus driver.
(d) A letter of apology to the vice principal.

2. Whom did Roy see at the construction time the first time he went there?
(a) Officer Delinko.
(b) Curly.
(c) No One.
(d) Mullet Fingers.

3. What was the name of Roy’s history teacher?
(a) Mr. Ryan.
(b) Mrs. Rines
(c) Mrs. Reynolds.
(d) Mr. Rounds.

4. What was the weather like at the end of Chapter Six?
(a) It is a beautiful Spring evening.
(b) It is a windstorm.
(c) It is a thunder and lightning storm.
(d) Extremely hot and muggy.

5. What was the latest animal let loose in the construction site by the unknown vandal?
(a) Gophers.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Cats.
(d) Owls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kimberly Lou Dixon?

2. How often was a police car ordered to patrol the construction site?

3. What was Officer Delinko’s career objective?

4. What happened to Officer Delinko’s squad car when he fell asleep in it?

5. What did Officer Delinko find stuck to the fence at the construction site?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Roy and Dana Matherson, as revealed in the bus ride in Chapter One?

2. How can Beatrice’s parents be described?

3. How does humor used with the introduction of Kimberly Lou Dixon to readers?

4. How are animals used as symbolism in Chapter Eight?

5. What evidence has been shown in the novel so far that Roy tends to internalize issues and blame himself – even when it’s clearly not his fault?

6. What about Officer Delinko’s interaction with Curly in Chapter One shows how different their personalities are?

7. How does Beatrice explain who the barefoot boy is and why he is in hiding?

8. What does it suggest to readers when Officer Delinko asks Curly about what will happen to the owls?

9. What situation in Montana did the snakes remind Roy of?

10. How does Beatrice interact with Roy’s mother the first time they meet? What does this tell readers about Beatrice?

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