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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. Cormier used a __________ morning exercise to spark his creative output, which led to the writing of this book.
(a) Monday
(b) Sunday
(c) Saturday
(d) Friday

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

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) Two
(c) Twelve
(d) Ten

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

5. Adam is glad to be leaving Carver and getting away from the ___________, the troublemakers.
(a) The dogs
(b) The restaurant owners
(c) The wise guys
(d) The popcorn vendors

Short Answer Questions

1. As the rain continues to fall, Adam becomes ____________.

2. The wrong number that Adam dials is just another block to keep him from discovering another __________.

3. What does Adam now wish he had used when he was back in Aswell at the rest stop?

4. How many birthdays did Adam Farmer have, according to the information Adam found in his father's desk?

5. What happens to the weather as Adam is setting out again on his bike journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam discover in his father's desk when he steals a key to open up the drawer?

2. How does Brint challenge Adam when Adam says that he does not believe that Brint is a doctor?

3. What is Adam relieved to see about the long, level, and straight road before him when he is on his bike?

4. What does the rain do to Adam when he is traveling on his bike on his journey?

5. Where does Adam find his bike as he lurks over to the boy's house where he suspects his bike is?

6. What did Adam's father used to tease him about when Adam is just a child?

7. Where did Adam and his family stop when they were out looking for a motel on their adventure?

8. Why does Adam have to pedal furiously when he is on his bike ride?

9. What does Adam think is the only real clue he has to the mystery that is in his mind?

10. What has Adam done with himself during the session noted in tape OZK003?

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