2. When Jeffrey joins the cricket game in Chapter Two, what can we infer about his character?
(a) He is brave.
(b) He is athletic.
(c) He is looking for trouble.
(d) He is fearless.

3. What does Wesley claim to do each night in his study?
(a) He says he does not really spend much time in the study.
(b) He claims that the study is where he finds solitude.
(c) He claims to have written the great Australian novel.
(d) He says he reads and grades papers.

4. Who is the mythical boogeyman of the town?
(a) Mad Jack Lionel.
(b) An Lu.
(c) Atticus Finch.
(d) Boo Radley.

5. What does Charlie's dad call him to show respect?
(a) Child.
(b) Mate.
(c) Boy.
(d) Buddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which description does NOT fit Jeffrey?

2. How does Jasper plan to buy himself some time to solve Laura's murder?

3. What research captures Charlie's imagination at the library?

4. Who is Charlie's literary hero?

5. Of what actress does Eliza remind Charlie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways are children bullied in this novel?

3. 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?

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

5. Why does Charlie agree to help Jasper?

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

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

8. Why does Jasper come to Charlie?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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