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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. How does Craig define "Cycling"?
(a) Thinking about all the things he should be doing.
(b) Obsessing over his failures.
(c) Focusing on one thing too much.
(d) Going over the same thoughts over and over.

2. When does Craig think he became depressed according to the start of Part 2?
(a) Last month.
(b) One year ago.
(c) Two years ago.
(d) Six months ago.

3. What game is played at Aaron's in Chapter 8?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Poker.
(c) Charades.
(d) Limbo.

4. What type of movie do Aaron and Craig want to watch in the beginning of the book?
(a) Documentary.
(b) Thriller.
(c) Action.
(d) Comedy.

5. At the end of junior high, how does Craig manage to meet girls?
(a) Craig joins the basketball team.
(b) Craig decides to change his look.
(c) Craig talks to them at school.
(d) Craig meets them online.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at Aaron's house with a Batman mask on?

2. What is Craig's response in Chapter 2 when Dr. Minerva asks him how he felt when he woke up?

3. What do the nurses give Craig when he cannot sleep?

4. What girl do both Aaron and Craig like at the start of the novel?

5. When Craig does eat, what are the two things that may happen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Craig feel when he climbs on up the Brooklyn Bridge?

2. How does Craig's mother react when he calls her from the hospital in Chapter 18?

3. What type of Anchor is established in Chapter 3?

4. What is Humble's living and financial situation outside of the facility?

5. What does Craig worry about when it is time for lunch on his first day at the hospital?

6. How is the reader first introduced to the Sergeant?

7. How does Craig plan on taking his own life?

8. Why does Craig feel uncomfortable giving his cell phone to Nurse Monica when being admitted to the hospital?

9. How does Humble define a person that is a yuppie?

10. What does Craig go through when he is Cycling?

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