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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Eliza tell Charlie she is not a good person?
(a) She says she knows things.
(b) She says that she does not support her parents enough.
(c) She says she has been unkind to Warwick Trent.
(d) She says she is happy that Laura is gone.

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

3. Which of the following is a simile that Charlie uses to describe Eliza's beauty?
(a) "She seems edgy" (233).
(b) "She's beaming" (232).
(c) "Her skin like milk" (232).
(d) "She asks anxiously" (233).

4. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Charlie's response to discovering his mother's affair?
(a) He cries in sorrow.
(b) He wants to push their car into the water.
(c) He no longer feels like he must follow her directions.
(d) He is surprisingly calm.

5. In Chapter Seven, what does Eliza say to Charlie about Laura's death?
(a) That she (Eliza) is guilty.
(b) That no one will ever find the girl's body.
(c) That Mad Jack is the murderer.
(d) That their father is responsible.

6. What treasured possession is stolen from Charlie in Chapter Eight?
(a) His sandals.
(b) His copy of Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His manuscript.

7. Who has beaten up Jasper in Chapter Five?
(a) The authorities.
(b) Mad Jack Lionel.
(c) His father.
(d) The cricket team.

8. To what literary character does Charlie connect Jasper Jones?
(a) Randall McMurphy of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(b) Holden Caulfield of The Catcher in the Rye.
(c) David Wilson of Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(d) Atticus Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird.

9. How is Mr. Wishart handling Laura's disappearance in Chapter Six?
(a) He is bribing the media to cover her story completely.
(b) He is searching for her constantly.
(c) He is drinking to block it all out.
(d) He is crying at every mention of her name.

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

11. What new grown-up skill has Charlie acquired in Chapter Eight?
(a) Mowing.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Editing.
(d) Cooking.

12. How does Charlie get the police and his parents to leave him alone about Jasper in Chapter Six?
(a) He begs them to believe that Jasper is a good boy and a better friend.
(b) He tells them he has no idea who Jasper Jones is.
(c) He tells them that Mad Jack has been trying to frame Jasper.
(d) He lies and tells them he was trying to meet up with Eliza.

13. During the cricket match in Chapter Six, what does Warwick Trent keep calling Jeffrey?
(a) Cong.
(b) Immigrant.
(c) Alien.
(d) Bruce Lee.

14. Why does Jasper feel guilty about Laura's death?
(a) He did not return her calls the night she died.
(b) He broke up with her two weeks before her death.
(c) He yelled at her the night she died.
(d) He left to get some room from her.

15. How has Jasper Jones's father NOT coped with the death of his mother?
(a) He has blown his athletic career.
(b) He takes excellent care of Jasper's needs.
(c) He cuts town every chance he gets.
(d) He drinks himself into oblivion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Jasper Jones's mother die?

3. Why is it easy for Charlie to sneak out of his house in Chapter Five?

4. How do Charlie and Eliza walk to the glade in Chapter Eight?

5. On what day does Charlie's punishment in Chapter Six end?

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