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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Jeffrey jokingly accuse Charlie in Chapter Four?
(a) Of running awa.
(b) Of abducting Laura.
(c) Of abducting Eliza.
(d) Of lying about his nightmares.

2. Who is Charlie's literary hero?
(a) Holden Caulfield.
(b) Huck Finn.
(c) Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(d) Atticus Finch.

3. Which is NOT a rumor about Warwick Trent?
(a) He has a tattoo.
(b) He is a professional cricket player.
(c) He has some of Mad Jack Lionel's peach pits.
(d) He is sexually active.

4. Which of the following is an example of personification from Chapter Four?
(a) "Two black dragonflies in the sky" (116).
(b) "The brick groans in my belly" (123).
(c) "Pete Wishart stands stoic" (123).
(d) "There should be laws against it" (122).

5. How does the cricket coach handle the bullying toward Jeffrey?
(a) He cuts it off immediately.
(b) He calls parents.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He puts an end to the game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is Charlie reading in Chapter One?

2. Why is Charlie an outcast in Corrigan?

3. What metaphor does Charlie use to describe the spotter planes in Chapter Four?

4. What Vietnamees delicacy does Charlie love?

5. From what sort of tree is Laura's body hanging?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Wesley Bucktin remind Charlie of Atticus Finch?

2. Why does Charlie agree to help Jasper?

3. Why do Jeffrey and Charlie spend so much time speaking in puns, especially those with a blasphemous tone?

4. What are some of the problems between Charlie and his mother?

5. Describe Jasper's homelife.

6. In what ways is the relationship between Charlie's parents built on a shaky foundation?

7. Charlie loves American books about justice, especially in relation to race, Civil Rights, and the Civil War. How do these allusions help us understand Charlie?

8. How does Charlie's research into killers affect the way he thinks about his town?

9. Why does Jasper fear that he will be accused of Laura's murder?

10. What is ironic about Charlie's nickname for An Lu's garden?

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