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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is similar about Charlie's return home in Chapter Three to what happened when he returned Eliza home?
(a) His mother's actions mirror Mrs. Wishart's.
(b) There is no one home.
(c) His father is angry at him.
(d) The police have been searching for Charlie and Eliza.

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

6. For what reason does An Lu NOT stand out in Corrigan?
(a) He is Vietnamese.
(b) He is a strong athlete.
(c) He is an engineer.
(d) He keeps an intricate garden.

7. 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 never hears the boys curse.
(d) She has a foul mouth herself.

8. What movie does Charlie claim is giving him nightmares?
(a) Breakfast at Tiffany's.
(b) The Wizard of Oz.
(c) Gone with the Wind.
(d) My Fair Lady.

9. Why does Jasper trust Charlie?
(a) He knows, based on the Charlie's bookish demeanor, that Charlie sees a truth the others cannot.
(b) He and Charlie have been friends their entire lives.
(c) Jasper has seen Charlie stick up for the underdog countless times.
(d) Charlie has always expressed the desire to be a defense attorney.

10. Who comes to Charlie's window in Chapter Four?
(a) Jeffrey Lu.
(b) Eliza Wishart.
(c) Doug Wishart.
(d) Jasper Jones.

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

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

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

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

15. When Charlie arrives at Jeffrey's house in Chapter Two, what is Jeffrey doing?
(a) Listening to his mother sing.
(b) Listening to a cricket match.
(c) Listening to pop songs.
(d) Listening to a Superman program.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Vietnamees delicacy does Charlie love?

2. Which is NOT a rumor about Warwick Trent?

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

4. Where is this story set?

5. What advice does his father give Charlie in Chapter Three about dealing with his mother?

(see the answer keys)

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