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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. Who is in the role of the interrogator at the start of this book's interrogation scenes?
(a) Brint
(b) Paul Delmonte
(c) Adam Farmer
(d) Mr. Grey

2. Adam enters a phone booth and tries to place a call to ___________ in order to soothe himself.
(a) His mother
(b) Amy Hertz
(c) Allison Hertz
(d) His father

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

4. Adam believes the dog's intention is to topple the bike, send it askew, and have him crash into the road, his _________.
(a) Victim
(b) Enemy
(c) Dinner
(d) Friend

5. Brint suggests to Adam that his ___________ has been lying to him all this time.
(a) Cousin
(b) Father
(c) Friend
(d) Sister

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the man on the telephone say to Adam when he calls his number?

4. What does Amy talk like in order to make Adam laugh and to keep him from becoming too serious?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why can't Adam call Amy when he arrives at the Howard Johnson's, even though he does call her anyway?

3. What does the old man tell Adam about the world as he stops off during his bike ride journey?

4. What is Whipper always trying to do to Adam as he rides his bike around the hospital?

5. What does the man do when Adam offers him $25 to tell him where his bike has gone?

6. What was the last Numbers game that Adam and Amy played together?

7. What is the condition of the road when Adam continues on his journey from Carver to see his dad?

8. What does Adam tell the boys about his bike, which only arouses their curiosity in it and in Adam?

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

10. Why did Adam's father go through with providing testimony in Washington DC before a Senate Committee?

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