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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day that Adam's mother is the happiest, she has a special _________ hour that she enjoys in her bedroom.
(a) Telephone
(b) Bath
(c) Knitting
(d) Reading

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) Plane
(b) Train
(c) Boat
(d) Bus

3. What is a word that might be used to describe Adam's current state of mind?
(a) Despondent
(b) Encouraged
(c) Powerful
(d) Happy

4. Adam tells Brint that he will give him some __________ as he is telling his story.
(a) Answers
(b) Clues
(c) Time
(d) Mysteries

5. Where is Adam standing outside of when he is still in Carver on the bike journey?
(a) Restaurant
(b) Gas station
(c) Grocery store
(d) Police station

6. Adam believes that this man is the only real __________ he has to the mystery in his mind.
(a) Puzzle
(b) Answer
(c) Blank
(d) Clue

7. Adam is distressed as he feels as if he cannot even get a _______________ correct.
(a) Phone number
(b) Bike ride
(c) Secret
(d) Name

8. Adam recalls that Brint asked Adam about ______________ at the beginning.
(a) His mother's sister
(b) Paul Delmonte
(c) Mr. Gray
(d) His father

9. Adam doesn't feel he deserves happiness, courage, and _____________.
(a) Understanding
(b) Truth
(c) Independence
(d) Love

10. Where does Adam think about leaving his bike in order to keep it safe and sound?
(a) The police station
(b) The restaurant
(c) The gas station
(d) The library

11. 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

12. What is the name of the game that Amy has invented in order to keep the two busy?
(a) Pranks
(b) Mischief
(c) Letters
(d) Numbers

13. Adam doesn't think the place where he's at smells like a ___________, so he is confused as to where he is.
(a) Hospital
(b) Home
(c) School
(d) Jail

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

15. What does Adam now feel he has to do in order to get away from those who might harm him?
(a) Escape
(b) Find his father
(c) Hide
(d) Go to the police

Short Answer Questions

1. Adam, when he wakes up in a fright, believes himself to be an ____________ person, in an unknown land.

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

3. What does Adam focus his attention on finding as he is waiting to call his friend?

4. What did Adam steal in order to get into his father's desk where all the important papers were kept?

5. Adam believes that Amy is more important to him than food or the __________.

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