1. What mass mailing has arrived in Corrigan in Chapter Five?
(a) Cricket flyers.
(b) Wanted posters.
(c) Missing posters.
(d) Draft letters.

2. What does Charlie drink at the glade in Chapter Five?
(a) River Water.
(b) Chocolate Milk.
(c) Cherry Coke.
(d) Black Bush.

3. What ultimately killed Rosie?
(a) A traumatic brain injury.
(b) Her appendix.
(c) Being ejected from the car.
(d) A post-surgical infection.

4. How has Jasper been working to earn money to leave Corrigan?
(a) Laying brick.
(b) Flipping burgers.
(c) Working in the peach orchards.
(d) Working on construction sites.

5. What research captures Charlie's imagination at the library?
(a) Corrigan's history of serial killers.
(b) The truth about Mad Jack Lionel.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) Research on killers throughout history.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could the following use of rhetorical device be described: "the world is aflame...the sun is a giant red ball...the sky is...stunning and clear" (231)?

2. Which character does Charlie most dread leaving behind in Chapter Seven?

3. What is new about the glade in Chapter Five?

4. What are the "Mean Reds" (257)?

5. What is the name of the martial arts punch Jeffrey Lu wants to master?

(see the answer key)

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