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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a simile that Charlie uses to describe Eliza's beauty?
(a) "She seems edgy" (233).
(b) "She's beaming" (232).
(c) "She asks anxiously" (233).
(d) "Her skin like milk" (232).

2. What research captures Charlie's imagination at the library?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) Corrigan's history of serial killers.
(c) The truth about Mad Jack Lionel.
(d) Research on killers throughout history.

3. Which stories does Charlie not use to inspire his fantasies of leaving Corrigan?
(a) The Catcher in the Rye.
(b) On the Road.
(c) Of Mice and Men.
(d) Oliver Twist.

4. Who is Charlie's literary hero?
(a) Atticus Finch.
(b) Huck Finn.
(c) Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(d) Holden Caulfield.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is at Charlie's house when Jasper and Charlie return to town in Chapter Five?

2. The memory of the peppermint trees at Eliza's house might be a symbol for which of the following?

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

4. Who has died in Charlie's family?

5. Why does Jeffrey admire Muhammad Ali?

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