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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jack Lionel memorialize Rosie's death?
(a) By convincing David to bring Jasper to come live with him.
(b) By throwing an elaborate dinner party in her honor.
(c) By sending flowers to the funeral.
(d) By scratching the word "sorry" into the car he was driving.

2. How has Jasper been working to earn money to leave Corrigan?
(a) Laying brick.
(b) Flipping burgers.
(c) Working in the peach orchards.
(d) Working on construction sites.

3. What item in Mad Jack's house frightens Charlie in Chapter Seven?
(a) Doilies.
(b) A Knife.
(c) A rifle.
(d) Photographs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was attacked at the vigil in Chapter Five?

2. Why does Charlie feel like he can trust Jasper?

3. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "our flyscreen door claps against the side of the house" (99)?

4. What happens to Charlie in Chapter Six after he is caught sneaking out?

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

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