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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has become Jeffrey Lu's role model by Chapter Seven?
(a) Jackie Chan.
(b) Evander Holifield.
(c) Mike Tyson.
(d) Bruce Lee.

2. What is ironic about Mrs. Bucktin's admonishment for Charlie to "show some respect for your things!" (99)?
(a) We know that she does not care about his shirt anymore than he does.
(b) There is no irony in this statement.
(c) She is showing no respect for her own son.
(d) Her clothes are just as dirty as his.

3. Which of the following images from Chapter Seven uses a simile?
(a) "The veranda creaks unbearably loud" (234).
(b) "He wears a pair of grubby gray work pants" (234).
(c) "A mob of kangaroos bounces lazily across a paddock" (234).
(d) "I march behind him like a tired infantryman" (234).

4. Why is Jeffrey grounded in Chapter Three?
(a) He left the neighborhood without permission.
(b) He missed curfew.
(c) His mother is tired of his insubordination.
(d) Chairman Wow repeated his curses.

5. What is similar about Charlie's return home in Chapter Three to what happened when he returned Eliza home?
(a) The police have been searching for Charlie and Eliza.
(b) His father is angry at him.
(c) There is no one home.
(d) His mother's actions mirror Mrs. Wishart's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of shoe does Charlie now wear in Chapter Seven?

2. In Chapter Seven, what does Eliza say to Charlie about Laura's death?

3. What ultimately killed Rosie?

4. Which of the following is NOT a rumor about Rosie's death and Jack's involvement?

5. How is Jack's life NOT affected after the crash and Rosie's death?

(see the answer key)

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