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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what actress does Eliza remind Charlie?
(a) Sophia Loren.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Lauren Bacall.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

2. What punishment does Charlie's mother give him for sneaking off and his disrespect in Chapter Three?
(a) She refuses to allow him to see Eliza anymore.
(b) She allows his father to handle all the problems.
(c) She makes him dig a hole and then fill it back in.
(d) She sends him to his room and takes away his books.

3. Why does Jasper fear reporting the murder in Chapter One?
(a) He knows he is guilty.
(b) He does not care about Laura.
(c) He knows he will be blamed.
(d) He fears retribution.

4. What happens when Charlie and Eliza get to her house in Chapter Three?
(a) Her mother comes out, screaming and calling Eliza a liar.
(b) Her father pushes Charlie out of the yard.
(c) Nothing. No one is home.
(d) The police apprehend both the children.

5. Why does Jeffrey admire Muhammad Ali?
(a) Ali was wealthy.
(b) Ali was an attractive man.
(c) Ali used bullying as a reason to become strong.
(d) Ali always paid retribution to his bullies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sends Charlie racing from his room when he awakens in Chapter Three?

3. Who arrives at Charlie's window in the middle of the night as the book opens?

4. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?

5. In Chapter One, who has been murdered?

(see the answer key)

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