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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wesley claim to do each night in his study?
(a) He says he reads and grades papers.
(b) He claims to have written the great Australian novel.
(c) He says he does not really spend much time in the study.
(d) He claims that the study is where he finds solitude.

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

3. Why does Charlie most admire Batman?
(a) Batman could destroy Superman.
(b) Batman has innate superpowers.
(c) Batman represents everyone.
(d) Batman has no weaknesses.

4. When Silvey references past works of literature, he is using what literary device?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allusion.

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

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

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

8. Which of the following is NOT part of Jasper Jones's reputation?
(a) A liar.
(b) Honor roll student.
(c) A half-caste.
(d) A thief.

9. Whom does Jasper suspect of killing Laura?
(a) Jack Lionel.
(b) Charlie Bucktin.
(c) Jeffrey Lu.
(d) Eliza Wishart.

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

11. 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 thought he must be guilty.
(d) As though Jasper will turn himself in.

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

13. What famous Pudd'nhead Wilson quote resonates with Charlie?
(a) "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear."
(b) “When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.”
(c) “As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.”
(d) "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The memory of the peppermint trees at Eliza's house might be a symbol for which of the following?

3. Who is guilty for the death of Sylvia Likens?

4. How has Jasper Jones NOT gained respect among the athletes of Corrigan?

5. Which description does NOT fit Jeffrey?

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