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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic do Jeffrey and Charlie NOT tease each other about in Chapter Two?
(a) The best super heroes.
(b) Their popularity.
(c) How to get girls.
(d) The best way to die.

2. What does Charlie's father's silence in Chapter Three remind Charlie of?
(a) A lump.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A child.
(d) A coward.

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

4. What is the nature of Laura's injuries in Chapter One?
(a) She has drowned and resurfaced.
(b) She has been beaten and hanged.
(c) She has committed suicide.
(d) She has no visible injuries.

5. Where is this story set?
(a) Corrigan, Australia.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Toronto, Canada.
(d) New York, New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What of the following statements is NOT an indication that Charlie's relationship with his parents is strained?

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

4. Who is the mythical boogeyman of the town?

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

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