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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the cricket match in Chapter Six, what has Jeffrey become to the town of Corrigan?
(a) A friend.
(b) An outcast.
(c) A mascot.
(d) A hero.

2. At the beginning of Chapter Five, how long has it been since Laura's death and river burial?
(a) One month.
(b) A season.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

3. 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.

4. 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 drinking to block it all out.
(c) He is searching for her constantly.
(d) He is crying at every mention of her name.

5. Which of the following does NOT meet the description of Mad Jack?
(a) Haggard.
(b) Strong.
(c) Hunkered.
(d) Old.

6. Which stories does Charlie not use to inspire his fantasies of leaving Corrigan?
(a) Oliver Twist.
(b) The Catcher in the Rye.
(c) Of Mice and Men.
(d) On the Road.

7. How do Charlie and Eliza walk to the glade in Chapter Eight?
(a) They meet there.
(b) Side by side.
(c) Charlie leads; Eliza follows.
(d) Eliza leads; Charlie follows.

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 identifies the attackers for the police.
(c) Wesley Bucktin single-handedly runs off all the attackers.
(d) Wesley Bucktin's quiet demeanor and lack of words puts an end to the attack.

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

10. How did Jasper Jones's mother die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Car wreck.
(c) Murder.
(d) Heart attack.

11. What does Jasper NOT see at Jack Lionel's house in Chapter Six?
(a) Piano.
(b) Doilies.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Black paint.

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

13. During Charlie's punishment, what new book does he read twice?
(a) One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(b) A Farewell to Arms.
(c) My Fair Lady.
(d) In Cold Blood.

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

15. On what day does Charlie's punishment in Chapter Six end?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) The day after Boxing Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charlie, after reading the book, now feel about Patterson's Curse?

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

3. What happens to Charlie in Chapter Six after he is caught sneaking out?

4. What does Eliza tell her mother she must do for Eliza to reveal where Laura's body is?

5. When Charlie details the ways that Eliza reminds him of Holly Golightly in My Fair Lady, which literary technique is used?

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