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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jasper plan to buy himself some time to solve Laura's murder?
(a) He wants to turn himself in so the police can do their job.
(b) He wants to run away while Charlie finds the killer.
(c) He wants to bury her body in the river.
(d) He wants to bury her body closer to town.

2. Why items does Jasper admit to Charlie to having stolen?
(a) Food.
(b) Sound equipment.
(c) Expensive sneakers.
(d) Jewelry.

3. What character's appendicitis makes room for Jeffrey's big day on the cricket field?
(a) Warwick Trent.
(b) Jasper Jones.
(c) John Wishart.
(d) Jim Quincy.

4. Which of the following images from Chapter Seven uses a simile?
(a) "A mob of kangaroos bounces lazily across a paddock" (234).
(b) "He wears a pair of grubby gray work pants" (234).
(c) "I march behind him like a tired infantryman" (234).
(d) "The veranda creaks unbearably loud" (234).

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie's dad call him to show respect?

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

3. How does Charlie's mother handle his brush with the law in Chapter Six?

4. What does Wesley claim to do each night in his study?

5. How could the following use of rhetorical device be described: "the world is aflame...the sun is a giant red ball...the sky is...stunning and clear" (231)?

(see the answer key)

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