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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. The __________ is no longer smooth for Adam, but is full of ruts and of holes.
(a) Padding
(b) Bike
(c) Road
(d) Package

2. What happens to the weather as Adam is setting out again on his bike journey?
(a) It begins to rain
(b) A fog is rolling in
(c) Sunshine comes out
(d) Winds begin

3. Where have Amy and Adam huddled together when they were together in order to kiss each other?
(a) His bedroom
(b) The janitor's closet
(c) The grocery store
(d) Under the footballl stands

4. Adam has always wondered what made his mother so ________ whenever he looked at her.
(a) Happy
(b) Sad
(c) Confused
(d) Mad

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a word that might be used to describe Adam's current state of mind?

2. Where is Adam standing outside of when he is still in Carver on the bike journey?

3. What does the man on the phone tell Adam he has been doing all day?

4. What does Adam think when he thinks of Amy? "I don't ____________ you."

5. Adam hears the approach of a ____________ coming up on the road behind him.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam realize is the dog's intention for him when he is riding his bike?

2. What is Amy's reaction to Adam's dream of becoming a writer?

3. What is the conversation Adam has with himself as the rain begins to pour heavily on his bike journey?

4. What does the man on the phone tell Adam about what he has been doing all day?

5. What does Brint tell Adam when he finds out Adam has been refusing all of things he has been refusing?

6. What does Adam's mother do on Thursdays when she is at her happiest?

7. Who stops to check on Adam when he is lying on the side of the road after being toppled by the troublemakers?

8. What is Adam planning to do in the morning when he awakens at the beginning of this section?

9. Why were Adam and his parents taking that initial bus ride away from their home?

10. What is so special about Benton Falls, the place where Adam decides to spend the night as he continues his bike journey?

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