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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What mass mailing has arrived in Corrigan in Chapter Five?
(a) Draft letters.
(b) Missing posters.
(c) Cricket flyers.
(d) Wanted posters.

4. Which of the following is NOT true of Laura's last evening?
(a) Jasper had asked her to marry him and run away.
(b) Laura snuck out her window.
(c) Jasper had jilted her.
(d) Laura and her father had a physical altercation.

5. What caused the car crash that killed Rosie?
(a) Jack did not have his driver's license.
(b) The car slid on a sheet of ice.
(c) Jack overcorrected the car after hitting a pothole.
(d) It was too dark to see.

6. What effect does Jasper have on Charlie in Chapter Seven?
(a) Jasper's laughter is infectious for Charlie.
(b) Jasper's dark moods make Charlie nervous.
(c) Jasper's lies enrage Charlie.
(d) Jasper's strength calms Charlie's fears.

7. What ultimately killed Rosie?
(a) A post-surgical infection.
(b) A traumatic brain injury.
(c) Her appendix.
(d) Being ejected from the car.

8. Which of the following is NOT a rumor about Rosie's death and Jack's involvement?
(a) That Jack and Rosie were having a torrid affair.
(b) That Jack tried to make her death look like an accident.
(c) That Jack had abducted Rosie.
(d) That Jack is a serial killer and Rosie was just one of many victims.

9. What happens to Charlie in Chapter Six after he is caught sneaking out?
(a) Eliza reveals that they never saw each other on that night.
(b) He is grounded.
(c) He and Jeffrey argue.
(d) He is no longer allowed to see Jasper.

10. What character's appendicitis makes room for Jeffrey's big day on the cricket field?
(a) Jim Quincy.
(b) Warwick Trent.
(c) Jasper Jones.
(d) John Wishart.

11. Why has Jack Lionel wanted to speak with Jasper for a long time?
(a) To admit he is Jasper's grandfather.
(b) To convince Jasper to lie about his identity.
(c) To admit his role in Laura's murder.
(d) To attack Jasper for being an outcast.

12. Why is An Lu attacked?
(a) He is associated with the war and with job loss.
(b) He has been attacking and cursing neighbors and coworkers.
(c) His garden has created too many problems with the local ecosystem.
(d) He is associated with communism and terror.

13. Who ends up leaving Corrigan in Chapter Eight?
(a) Pete Wishart.
(b) Ruth Bucktin.
(c) Charlie Bucktin.
(d) Eliza Wishart.

14. What does Charlie call his punishment in Chapter Six?
(a) War on Freedom.
(b) Boxing Day.
(c) The hole.
(d) Ruth's Revenge.

15. Who could corroborate Charlie's story about Eliza in Chapter Six?
(a) Eliza's mother.
(b) Jack Lionel.
(c) Jasper Jones.
(d) Jeffrey Lu.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack Lionel prove his identity to Jasper in Chapter Seven?

2. Whom do Eliza and Charlie NOT encounter on their walk to the glade in Chapter Seven?

3. What has "softened [Charlie and Eliza's] talk about leaving" Corrigan (294)?

4. At the beginning of Chapter Five, how long has it been since Laura's death and river burial?

5. How did Rosie and Jack become friends?

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