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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Holly on her trip back to her hometown in the section called "December 9-13, 2020"?
(a) Allie.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Pete.
(d) Ralph.

2. In the section entitled "December 14, 2020," Holly researches Chet Ondowsky and discovers that his real name is what?
(a) Kelvin.
(b) Charles.
(c) Chester.
(d) Chuck.

3. Holly declares in "December 16, 2020" that the Outsiders feed on all but which of the following elements?
(a) Horror.
(b) Silence.
(c) Death.
(d) Pain.

4. What tool does Holly use to create a report of her progress for Ralph?
(a) A diagram.
(b) A video camera.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A voice recorder.

5. How many people are eventually revealed to have been killed in the explosion featured on the news?
(a) 12.
(b) 23.
(c) 53.
(d) 31.

6. Jerome Robinson works part-time for Holly while he pursues which other endeavor?
(a) Writing a book.
(b) Remodeling his home.
(c) Inventing an app.
(d) Training for a marathon.

7. For what object was Sarah reaching in the convenience store when she dropped dead of a stroke?
(a) Milk.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Bread.

8. Holly asserts in the section called "December 16, 2020" that the Outsider from the Marysville Hole did not show up in what way?
(a) On paper.
(b) On film.
(c) In person.
(d) In print.

9. How many children in total were in the dancing club the year Chuck joined?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

10. Sarah told Chuck that the Jefferies boy mentioned by Albie had been hit by a drunk driver while chasing what object into the street?
(a) A ball.
(b) A hula hoop.
(c) A remote control car.
(d) A dog.

11. The first time the scene changes within "December 8-9, 2020," Holly is getting ready to watch what type of show at 3 in the afternoon?
(a) Court.
(b) Soap opera.
(c) Talk show.
(d) Documentary.

12. Holly realizes in the section called "December 9-13, 2020" that at one point, she saw which feature on Chet's face before seeing it missing the next time?
(a) A mustache.
(b) A mole.
(c) A wound.
(d) A beard.

13. After Chuck's conversation with his grandmother Sarah about the cupola, he felt what emotion toward the room?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Angst.
(c) Fear.
(d) Apathy.

14. How many specific people did Albie name when he told Chuck about seeing people's coming deaths in the cupola?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. How old was Chuck when his grandfather Albie died of a heart attack on the front steps of the library?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 21.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Holly gets a call in the section entitled "December 15, 2020," she then travels home to which state?

2. In the section of the story "If It Bleeds" entitled "December 9-13," Holly returns to her hometown to help which of her relatives named Henry move into a nursing home?

3. What kind of person strokes his mustache when the section entitled "December 8-9, 2020" begins?

4. Who entered the room while Albie was telling Chuck about his experiences in the cupola?

5. How long before Chuck "died of a brain tumor" did he tell "his wife the truth about the scar on the back of his hand" (146)?

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