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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. What is the scent of perfume that the boy remembers as being something his mother used to wear?
(a) Lily
(b) Lilac
(c) Rose
(d) Peony

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

3. What has gotten wet as a result of the weather that starts up?
(a) Adam's package
(b) The food Adam bought
(c) Adam's newspaper
(d) The dog

4. As the rain continues to fall, Adam becomes ____________.
(a) Hungry
(b) Happier
(c) Sad
(d) Bored

5. Adam admits that he didn't know who Paul was ______________, but doesn't answer when Brint pokes further.
(a) In his life
(b) Trying to connect him to
(c) In relation to Amy
(d) At the beginning

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Adam begin to sing as he is continuing his journey on his bike?

3. What did the boy's father tell him about the song that Adam likes to sing so much?

4. Who is at the wheel of the car that ends up following Adam as he is biking down the road?

5. The young man riding his bike is relieved that there are no _________ in sight when he is biking along.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam discover about his bike when the section begins and the bike journey continues?

2. What happens to Adam as the car travels slowly down the road to the city of Hookset?

3. Why does Adam get mad at the boy as he is watching an interaction between the boy and his mother?

4. What has Adam been refusing in his location where the interrogations are being done?

5. Why didn't Adam share his secret with Amy during this time after he found out what was happening?

6. What does Adam think about Amy and about her position in his life?

7. Why have Adam's suspicions been aroused, according to Brint and their discussions?

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

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

10. Why does Adam reach out to Amy with a phone call during his bike journey?

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