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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 was the first thing Roy found after moving through the trees that suggested someone was staying in the area?
(a) A tent.
(b) A cooler.
(c) Shoes.
(d) A campfire.

2. How many different options did Roy feel he had upon learning that Dana wants to beat him up after school?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. What did Officer Delinko find inside the portable toilets in Chapter Three?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) A barefoot boy.
(c) Alligators.
(d) Owls.

4. How did Roy’s mom react when he brought Beatrice home for the first time?
(a) She was taken aback by Beatrice’s size.
(b) She was very happy to see Roy had a friend.
(c) She didn’t even notice Beatrice.
(d) She didn’t want Roy to have a girlfriend.

5. What is/are mullet?
(a) Small fish.
(b) A type of soup.
(c) A breed of mice.
(d) A Spanish rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Beatrice’s mom train for a living?

2. What noise is Garrett known for making?

3. What was Beatrice’s relationship to the barefoot boy?

4. How many of the latest kind of animal on the construction site were let loose?

5. What day of the week did Roy finally see the running boy for the second time?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Roy receive the punishment that he does for fighting with Dana?

3. What two favors does Officer Delinko ask of Roy while during their drive to Roy’s house, and how does Roy feel about them?

4. How did Officer Delinko plan to abide by his punishment at work, but still scope out the construction site?

5. How is the girl who talks to Roy in the cafeteria in Chapter Two presented, and what does this suggest?

6. What back-story is revealed about the barefoot runner in Chapter Ten?

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

8. What happened to Curly’s television when he was spending the night in the trailer, and what was it symbolic of?

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

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

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