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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a simile that Charlie uses to describe Eliza's beauty?
(a) "She's beaming" (232).
(b) "She seems edgy" (233).
(c) "She asks anxiously" (233).
(d) "Her skin like milk" (232).

2. What caused the car crash that killed Rosie?
(a) The car slid on a sheet of ice.
(b) Jack did not have his driver's license.
(c) Jack overcorrected the car after hitting a pothole.
(d) It was too dark to see.

3. Why might Chapter Seven skip back and forth between memories of the encounter with Mad Jack?
(a) To prove Mad Jack's guilt.
(b) To make Jasper look foolish.
(c) To increase suspense.
(d) To confuse the reader.

4. 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)?
(a) The use of personification here helps to build intensity.
(b) The use of metaphor here helps to establish a playful mood.
(c) The vivid, imagistic diction here creates a feeling of foreboding and also strength.
(d) The sad, horrific diction here creates a sense of urgency and speed.

5. What book is Eliza reading in Chapter Three?
(a) Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(b) The Naked and the Dead.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item in Mad Jack's house frightens Charlie in Chapter Seven?

2. Why is Jeffrey grounded in Chapter Three?

3. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "our flyscreen door claps against the side of the house" (99)?

4. Who has beaten up Jasper in Chapter Five?

5. Which of the following is a description Charlie does NOT use to describe Mr. Lionel in Chapter Seven?

(see the answer key)

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