2. When Charlie awakens in Chapter Two, what does he expect to find happening in his neighborhood?
(a) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(b) Breakfast with his parents.
(c) A massive search for Laura.
(d) Policemen at his door.

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

4. Who is Jeffrey's cricket hero?
(a) An Lu.
(b) Jack Lionel.
(c) Jasper Jones.
(d) Doug Walters.

5. Which of the following is an example of personification from Chapter Four?
(a) "There should be laws against it" (122).
(b) "Two black dragonflies in the sky" (116).
(c) "Pete Wishart stands stoic" (123).
(d) "The brick groans in my belly" (123).

6. Who arrives at Charlie's window in the middle of the night as the book opens?
(a) Jeffrey Lu.
(b) Eliza Wishart.
(c) Jasper Jones.
(d) Laura Wishart.

7. Which is an example of a pun from Chapter Three?
(a) The insects who "busy themselves around my lamp" (111).
(b) Charlie's comparison of his father to Atticus Finch.
(c) The fact that Eliza's favority actress is Audrey Hepburn.
(d) Charlie's response of "it's a grave matter" when his father says the hole will need to be big enough for both their bodies (110).

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

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

10. For what do the larger boys NOT pick on Jeffrey?
(a) His familiy's wealth.
(b) His Vietnamese heritage.
(c) His accent.
(d) His size.

11. What reason did Cooke give for his crimes?
(a) He was lonely.
(b) He wanted to hurt someone.
(c) He had a bad family.
(d) He was bullied.

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

13. Why might Silvey use curse words in developing the relationship between Jeffrey and Charlie?
(a) The vernacular is used as personification.
(b) Silvey wants to show how troubled the boys are.
(c) This use of vernacular sets them up as typical adolescent boys trying to be tough.
(d) Silvey is attempting to be sensationalistic.

14. Why is Charlie an outcast in Corrigan?
(a) He is smart.
(b) He has no friends.
(c) He is a thug.
(d) He is an athlete.

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