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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. The young man riding his bike is relieved that there are no _________ in sight when he is biking along.
(a) People
(b) Cats
(c) Rats
(d) Dogs

2. The boy has enough money in his pocket to travel by _______, but he prefers to travel by bike as it's less confined.
(a) Train
(b) Bus
(c) Plane
(d) Boat

3. The boy wants to make the bike trip without any _________, so he puts them in the garbage disposal.
(a) Raisins
(b) Food packages
(c) Pills
(d) Grapes

4. What did the boy's father tell him about the song that Adam likes to sing so much?
(a) It doesn't mean anything
(b) It's the family's theme song
(c) It's stupid
(d) It is a code for him to remember

5. 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 soda
(b) A map
(c) A car
(d) Magazine

Short Answer Questions

1. How many speeds does the boy's bike have on it, by his own account at the start of the story?

2. What kind of dog does Adam run into that leaves him terrified at the sight?

3. Adam believes the dog's intention is to topple the bike, send it askew, and have him crash into the road, his _________.

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

5. What happens to the young man during the interrogation that makes him want to stop the questioning?

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