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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discusses the way the novel has been written in the Introduction of the book?
(a) Adam Farmer
(b) Mr. Grey
(c) Robert Cormier
(d) Dr. Brint

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

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

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

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

6. What is the name of the boy who begins to harass Adam as he is sitting at the table, talking about his bike?
(a) Tom
(b) Whipper
(c) Ripper
(d) Snapper

7. 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 stupid
(c) It is a code for him to remember
(d) It's the family's theme song

8. What kind of club meeting did Adam tell his mother he was attending, even though he was really going out with Amy?
(a) Literary
(b) French
(c) Chess
(d) Band

9. What does Adam decide to eat when he is in a small restaurant in Carver on his bike journey?
(a) Hamburger
(b) Clam chowder
(c) Grilled cheese
(d) Cereal

10. Who does Adam think is now threatening him after he tries to make the phone call?
(a) The mob
(b) The doctors
(c) The restaurant owners
(d) The troublemakers

11. Adam resolves to call __________ at the next phone booth he finds when he is on his journey.
(a) Brint
(b) Amy
(c) Paul
(d) His father

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

13. Who does Adam want to talk to in order to calm his nerves?
(a) Amy Hertz
(b) Allison Hertz
(c) Dr. Brint
(d) Mr. Grey

14. Adam is discovering that _______ is good and that it can release some of the memories locked up in his head.
(a) Lying
(b) Talking
(c) Spying
(d) Sleeping

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Adam yells out that he is going __________, even though he answers himself that this is not going to happen.

2. Adam has always wondered what made his mother so ________ whenever he looked at her.

3. What kind of car blows its horn to distract the dog and to keep Adam from being harmed?

4. Brint tells Adam to __________ and let the thoughts from his memory come, but this doesn't work.

5. What is the name the the old man gives to the hat the boy wears in remembrance of his father?

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