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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 reason did Cooke give for his crimes?
(a) He was bullied.
(b) He had a bad family.
(c) He wanted to hurt someone.
(d) He was lonely.

2. Why items does Jasper admit to Charlie to having stolen?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Food.
(c) Sound equipment.
(d) Expensive sneakers.

3. When Charlie awakens in Chapter Two, what does he expect to find happening in his neighborhood?
(a) Breakfast with his parents.
(b) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(c) Policemen at his door.
(d) A massive search for Laura.

4. Why might Silvey use curse words in developing the relationship between Jeffrey and Charlie?
(a) Silvey is attempting to be sensationalistic.
(b) Silvey wants to show how troubled the boys are.
(c) The vernacular is used as personification.
(d) This use of vernacular sets them up as typical adolescent boys trying to be tough.

5. Where does Charlie find Eliza in Chapter Three?
(a) At the grove.
(b) Outside the bookstore.
(c) At the library.
(d) Outside her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT part of Jasper Jones's reputation?

2. What Vietnamees delicacy does Charlie love?

3. Which of the following is NOT an injustice that concerns Charlie?

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

5. For what do the larger boys NOT pick on Jeffrey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Jasper's homelife.

3. How does the use of allusions help to highlight some of the themes in Chapter Two?

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

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

6. What is the history of the study in the Bucktin household? How might its current use a study create turmoil?

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

8. How does Wesley Bucktin describe Laura Wishart, from a teacher's point of view?

9. Why does Charlie's father give Charlie a stack of American novels that deal with Civil Rights?

10. Jasper has an interesting accent. How does this use of dialect help us to understand him?

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