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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jasper plan to buy himself some time to solve Laura's murder?
(a) He wants to bury her body closer to town.
(b) He wants to turn himself in so the police can do their job.
(c) He wants to bury her body in the river.
(d) He wants to run away while Charlie finds the killer.

2. Why items does Jasper admit to Charlie to having stolen?
(a) Sound equipment.
(b) Food.
(c) Expensive sneakers.
(d) Jewelry.

3. What stolen object from Mad Jack Lionel's yard can make a child a mythical hero?
(a) A peach.
(b) A hubcap.
(c) An apple.
(d) A bird.

4. In Chapter One, who has been murdered?
(a) Jeffrey Lu.
(b) Eliza Wishart.
(c) Holden Caulfield.
(d) Laura Wishart.

5. In Chapter One, what reason does the person give for coming to Charlie's house in the middle of the night?
(a) The person needs Charlie's help.
(b) The person wants to borrow a book.
(c) The person has witnessed a crime in action.
(d) The person is afraid of Mad Jack Lionel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is this story set?

2. What is the nature of Laura's injuries in Chapter One?

3. Why does Charlie's dad give him a stack of American books on Civil Rights in Chapter One?

4. For what do the larger boys NOT pick on Jeffrey?

5. Who is Jeffrey's cricket hero?

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