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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. What happens when Charlie and Eliza get to her house in Chapter Three?
(a) The police apprehend both the children.
(b) Her father pushes Charlie out of the yard.
(c) Her mother comes out, screaming and calling Eliza a liar.
(d) Nothing. No one is home.

2. Why is Jeffrey grounded in Chapter Three?
(a) His mother is tired of his insubordination.
(b) Chairman Wow repeated his curses.
(c) He missed curfew.
(d) He left the neighborhood without permission.

3. What does Charlie's father's silence in Chapter Three remind Charlie of?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A coward.
(c) A child.
(d) A lump.

4. For what do the larger boys NOT pick on Jeffrey?
(a) His familiy's wealth.
(b) His Vietnamese heritage.
(c) His size.
(d) His accent.

5. Which of the following is NOT an injustice that concerns Charlie?
(a) Jasper Jones's hardships.
(b) Corrigan is consumed with bigotry.
(c) The plight of the endangered honey bee.
(d) People just ignore problems that happen far away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jeffrey admire Muhammad Ali?

2. Where does Charlie find Eliza in Chapter Three?

3. What murderer does Charlie NOT read about?

4. Which of the following is an example of personification from Chapter Four?

5. What is ironic about Mrs. Bucktin's admonishment for Charlie to "show some respect for your things!" (99)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the differences between Charlie's relationships with his mother and father.

2. How is The Wizard of Oz a prominent motif in Chapter Four?

3. Would you describe Jeffrey and Charlie's friendship as close?

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

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

6. Why does Charlie debate telling Eliza (or not telling her) what he knows about Laura's death?

7. In what way is the structure of Chapter Four very different from that of the the previous chapters?

8. Why does Jeffrey really come to Charlie's window in Chapter Four?

9. What does Charlie fall asleep thinking about in Chapter Three?

10. How has the search for Laura changed in Chapter Four?

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