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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How could the following use of rhetorical device be described: "the world is aflame...the sun is a giant red ball...the sky is...stunning and clear" (231)?
(a) The vivid, imagistic diction here creates a feeling of foreboding and also strength.
(b) The sad, horrific diction here creates a sense of urgency and speed.
(c) The use of personification here helps to build intensity.
(d) The use of metaphor here helps to establish a playful mood.

2. How does Jasper plan in Chapter Seven to get Mad Jack to confess?
(a) Jasper will talk to Mad Jack alone.
(b) Both boys will say they saw him commit the crime.
(c) The boys will lead the police to the man.
(d) Jasper will tell the police the whole story.

3. What does Charlie drink at the glade in Chapter Five?
(a) Chocolate Milk.
(b) Black Bush.
(c) Cherry Coke.
(d) River Water.

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

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

6. What clue does Jasper find at Mad Jack's that seems to confirm the man's role in Laura's death?
(a) What looks like a shallow grave.
(b) A car etched with the word "sorry."
(c) Weapons stored in the garage.
(d) A typed confession.

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

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

9. Which of the following is NOT a reason behind the long length of Chapter Seven?
(a) Charlie learns a great deal about the corruption of the society as a whole.
(b) The narration shifts between several different times and settings.
(c) The action follows Jeffrey's cricket team.
(d) The whole story of Laura's death is told here,

10. Which of the following images from Chapter Seven uses a simile?
(a) "A mob of kangaroos bounces lazily across a paddock" (234).
(b) "I march behind him like a tired infantryman" (234).
(c) "He wears a pair of grubby gray work pants" (234).
(d) "The veranda creaks unbearably loud" (234).

11. What symbol does Charlie always associate with Eliza?
(a) Birds.
(b) Candies.
(c) Trees.
(d) Flowers.

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

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

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

15. What is new about the glade in Chapter Five?
(a) The eucalyptus tree has been cut down.
(b) Everything looks the same.
(c) There is a memorial for Laura.
(d) There is a sign that reads, "Sorry."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charlie see Wesley Bucktin differently after An Lu is attacked?

2. Which character does Charlie most dread leaving behind in Chapter Seven?

3. Which of the following does NOT meet the description of Mad Jack?

4. What new grown-up skill has Charlie acquired in Chapter Eight?

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

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