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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is this story set?
(a) Toronto, Canada.
(b) Corrigan, Australia.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) New York, New York.

3. What is the current theory in Chapter Four about Laura's disappearance?
(a) She was meeting someone at the river.
(b) She was running away to New York.
(c) She had to get to Perth.
(d) She was kidnapped from her room.

4. As he drinks in Chapter One, what does Jasper reveal about his family?
(a) His mother is cruel and a drunk.
(b) His father refuses to provide even basic care for Jasper.
(c) His mother ran away when Jasper was a baby.
(d) His father is most likely the killer.

5. As they walk out of the woods at the end of Chapter One, how does Charlie feel about Jasper?
(a) As though he could murder Charlie, too.
(b) As though they are allies.
(c) As though Jasper will turn himself in.
(d) As thought he must be guilty.

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

7. What book is Eliza reading in Chapter Three?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) Breakfast at Tiffany's.
(c) Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(d) The Naked and the Dead.

8. Why does Jeffrey's mother chastise him for being impolite in Chapter Two?
(a) He curses violently.
(b) He does not turn the radio off.
(c) He puts his feet on the couch.
(d) He takes the first snack serving.

9. What does Charlie's dad call him to show respect?
(a) Boy.
(b) Mate.
(c) Child.
(d) Buddy.

10. What metaphor does Charlie use to describe the spotter planes in Chapter Four?
(a) The horsemen of the apocalypse.
(b) Two flying monkeys.
(c) Birds of prey.
(d) Two black dragonflies.

11. Why does Mrs. Lu not chastise Jeffrey and Charlie for cursing?
(a) She does not understand English curse words.
(b) She wants to be polite to Charlie.
(c) She has a foul mouth herself.
(d) She never hears the boys curse.

12. In Chapter One, what reason does the person give for coming to Charlie's house in the middle of the night?
(a) The person needs Charlie's help.
(b) The person wants to borrow a book.
(c) The person has witnessed a crime in action.
(d) The person is afraid of Mad Jack Lionel.

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

14. What punishment does Charlie's mother give him for sneaking off and his disrespect in Chapter Three?
(a) She sends him to his room and takes away his books.
(b) She refuses to allow him to see Eliza anymore.
(c) She allows his father to handle all the problems.
(d) She makes him dig a hole and then fill it back in.

15. Why is Jeffrey grounded in Chapter Three?
(a) He left the neighborhood without permission.
(b) He missed curfew.
(c) His mother is tired of his insubordination.
(d) Chairman Wow repeated his curses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie's father's silence in Chapter Three remind Charlie of?

2. From what sort of tree is Laura's body hanging?

3. Why might Silvey use curse words in developing the relationship between Jeffrey and Charlie?

4. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?

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

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