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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8 | Section 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adam now wish he had used when he was back in Aswell at the rest stop?
(a) The phone
(b) The shade
(c) The air pump
(d) The bathroom

2. What do the old man at the rest stop and the boy look at when the boy stops in Aswell on his bike trip?
(a) A car
(b) Magazine
(c) A soda
(d) A map

3. When the boy was a child, he was teased for having his stuffed animal - Pokey the ________.
(a) Giraffe
(b) Snake
(c) Pig
(d) Bear

4. How many miles does the boy have to travel in order to make it to his stop in Vermont?
(a) 100
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 70

5. How many speeds does the boy's bike have on it, by his own account at the start of the story?
(a) Twelve
(b) Ten
(c) Two
(d) One

Short Answer Questions

1. Adam is watching himself with the ___________ from a different point of view.

2. Cormier used a __________ morning exercise to spark his creative output, which led to the writing of this book.

3. Where were Adam and his father headed when they had to jump into the alley and into the woods?

4. Who does Adam want to talk to in order to calm his nerves?

5. What is the familiar childhood song the boy sings to himself whenever he needs to be consoled?

(see the answer key)

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