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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Jasper Jones NOT gained respect among the athletes of Corrigan?
(a) He wins games.
(b) He is a good tackler.
(c) He can break bones.
(d) He is always kind.

2. Who is guilty for the death of Sylvia Likens?
(a) Gertrude Baniszewski.
(b) The Likens parents.
(c) The whole town where she was killed.
(d) Jenny Likens.

3. Where does Charlie find Eliza in Chapter Three?
(a) At the library.
(b) Outside the bookstore.
(c) Outside her house.
(d) At the grove.

4. When Jeffrey joins the cricket game in Chapter Two, what can we infer about his character?
(a) He is brave.
(b) He is looking for trouble.
(c) He is fearless.
(d) He is athletic.

5. What murderer does Charlie NOT read about?
(a) Eric Edgar Cooke.
(b) Albert Fish.
(c) Charles Manson.
(d) Jack the Ripper.

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

7. What does Charlie call the terrible feeling in his stomach in Chapter Four?
(a) The knot.
(b) The spot.
(c) The hole.
(d) The brick.

8. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Simile.

9. What book is Charlie reading in Chapter One?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

10. Of what actress does Eliza remind Charlie?
(a) Audrey Hepburn.
(b) Sophia Loren.
(c) Lauren Bacall.
(d) Elizabeth Taylor.

11. How does the cricket coach handle the bullying toward Jeffrey?
(a) He cuts it off immediately.
(b) He puts an end to the game.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He calls parents.

12. What sends Charlie racing from his room when he awakens in Chapter Three?
(a) A date with Eliza.
(b) His mother's anger.
(c) His father's calls to breakfast.
(d) His fear of a paper wasp.

13. What stolen object from Mad Jack Lionel's yard can make a child a mythical hero?
(a) A peach.
(b) A bird.
(c) An apple.
(d) A hubcap.

14. Who has died in Charlie's family?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His little brother.
(c) His little sister.
(d) His grandmother.

15. From what sort of tree is Laura's body hanging?
(a) Eucalyptus.
(b) Maple.
(c) Oak.
(d) Willow.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does An Lu NOT stand out in Corrigan?

2. Why does Jeffrey admire Muhammad Ali?

3. Which of the following is an example of personification from Chapter Four?

4. Why does Charlie's dad give him a stack of American books on Civil Rights in Chapter One?

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

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