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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As they walk out of the woods at the end of Chapter One, how does Charlie feel about Jasper?
(a) As though he could murder Charlie, too.
(b) As though they are allies.
(c) As thought he must be guilty.
(d) As though Jasper will turn himself in.

3. From what sort of tree is Laura's body hanging?
(a) Willow.
(b) Maple.
(c) Oak.
(d) Eucalyptus.

4. When Silvey references past works of literature, he is using what literary device?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

5. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What murderer does Charlie NOT read about?

2. What advice does his father give Charlie in Chapter Three about dealing with his mother?

3. Who is Jeffrey's cricket hero?

4. Why does Charlie most admire Batman?

5. When Charlie awakens in Chapter Two, what does he expect to find happening in his neighborhood?

(see the answer key)

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