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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a reference to a well-known event, work of art, fiction, or history?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Illusion.
(c) Pun.
(d) Allusion.

2. How does Eliza feel about her mother, as revealed in Chapter Eight?
(a) As though Mrs. Wishart should be harshly punished.
(b) As though Mrs. Wishart needs loving comfort.
(c) As though she must now protect Mrs. Wishart.
(d) As though Mrs. Wishart let Laura down.

3. What is Jasper Jones's ethnic heritage?
(a) African.
(b) Black.
(c) British.
(d) Aboriginal.

4. How has color returned to An Lu's garden in Chapter Seven?
(a) The destroyed plants are growing back.
(b) The Lus have worked tirelessly to rebuild it.
(c) Butterflies and bees have repollinated the garden.
(d) Neighbors have brought him plants.

5. Who has become Jeffrey Lu's role model by Chapter Seven?
(a) Bruce Lee.
(b) Jackie Chan.
(c) Mike Tyson.
(d) Evander Holifield.

6. Whom do Eliza and Charlie NOT encounter on their walk to the glade in Chapter Seven?
(a) The sarge.
(b) Jasper Jones.
(c) Ruth Bucktin.
(d) Drunk couples.

7. How did Jack Lionel memorialize Rosie's death?
(a) By sending flowers to the funeral.
(b) By convincing David to bring Jasper to come live with him.
(c) By throwing an elaborate dinner party in her honor.
(d) By scratching the word "sorry" into the car he was driving.

8. Why does Charlie see Wesley Bucktin differently after An Lu is attacked?
(a) Wesley Bucktin physically and verbally stands up for An Lu.
(b) Wesley Bucktin's quiet demeanor and lack of words puts an end to the attack.
(c) Wesley Bucktin single-handedly runs off all the attackers.
(d) Wesley Bucktin identifies the attackers for the police.

9. The attack on An Lu takes place on what day?
(a) The day Jeffrey won the cricket match.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

10. What derogatory nickname does Jeffrey keep calling Charlie in Chapter Six?
(a) Idiot.
(b) Cheeses.
(c) Communist.
(d) Superman.

11. Which character does Charlie most dread leaving behind in Chapter Seven?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Jeffrey.

12. Chapter Six has a strange structure. How is it different from other chapters?
(a) This chapter goes back and forth between the present and the past tense.
(b) This chapter picks up with Eliza's point of view.
(c) This chapter is told in dream sequence.
(d) Jasper Jones is never mentioned in this chapter.

13. Who was attacked at the vigil in Chapter Five?
(a) Jasper Jones.
(b) The constable.
(c) Mrs. Lu.
(d) Sue Findlay.

14. Why is Jasper's last name Jones, not Lionel?
(a) Lionel is Rosie's, not David's, father, so the Lionel name would not pass down.
(b) When David and Rosie married, David changed his last name.
(c) That story remains unclear.
(d) Rosie gave Jasper her maiden name.

15. What new book is Charlie reading in Chapter Five?
(a) Innocents Abroad.
(b) Tropic of Cancer.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the car crash that killed Rosie?

2. Which of the following is NOT a rumor about Rosie's death and Jack's involvement?

3. What clue does Jasper find at Mad Jack's that seems to confirm the man's role in Laura's death?

4. How did Rosie and Jack become friends?

5. How long does Charlie's punishment in Chapter Six last?

(see the answer keys)

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