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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 noise is Garrett known for making?
(a) Clicking his tongue.
(b) A farting noise with his mouth.
(c) Popping his knuckles.
(d) Clapping his hands.

2. What did the inside of the truck Beatrice took Roy to smell like?
(a) Skunk.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Perfume.

3. How did Roy’s dad react to Officer Delinko’s request for him to write a letter?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was very happy to do it.
(c) He was annoyed.
(d) He pretended he didn’t hear the request.

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

5. What happened to Dana after someone pulled him off of Roy?
(a) He was suspended.
(b) He was tied to the flag pole in his underwear.
(c) He received detention.
(d) He was beat up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Roy’s favorite place that his family has lived?

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

3. What type of class did Roy’s mother normally take before work?

4. Where did the garage chief hide Officer Delinko’s police car keys?

5. What species of bird did Roy stop to observe on his way walking to school in Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Roy see as his four options when he heard Dana was planning to beat him up after school?

2. What did Roy like so much about living in Bozeman, Montana?

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

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

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

6. Who is Chuck Muckle and what did he order Curly to do?

7. Describe the scene Officer Delinko saw when he was scouting out the construction site at 5 a.m. in Chapter Four.

8. How can Beatrice’s parents be described?

9. 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?

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

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