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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "our flyscreen door claps against the side of the house" (99)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Alliteration.

2. How does Charlie get the police and his parents to leave him alone about Jasper in Chapter Six?
(a) He tells them he has no idea who Jasper Jones is.
(b) He tells them that Mad Jack has been trying to frame Jasper.
(c) He lies and tells them he was trying to meet up with Eliza.
(d) He begs them to believe that Jasper is a good boy and a better friend.

3. Why does Charlie feel like he can trust Jasper?
(a) Jasper has proven his innocence already.
(b) Jasper is the only one willing to cut through the facade of the town.
(c) Jasper has always been a good friend to Charlie.
(d) Jasper's reputation is squeaky clean.

4. What does Charlie drink at the glade in Chapter Five?
(a) Cherry Coke.
(b) Chocolate Milk.
(c) Black Bush.
(d) River Water.

5. What Vietnamees delicacy does Charlie love?
(a) Pork pie.
(b) Fried squid.
(c) Lychee juice.
(d) Bang Chow Pow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jeffrey joins the cricket game in Chapter Two, what can we infer about his character?

2. Chapter Six has a strange structure. How is it different from other chapters?

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

4. How has Jasper Jones NOT gained respect among the athletes of Corrigan?

5. What is the title of Jeffrey and Charlie's Great Australian novel?

(see the answer key)

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