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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. When Silvey references past works of literature, he is using what literary device?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

2. Of what actress does Eliza remind Charlie?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Audrey Hepburn.
(c) Sophia Loren.
(d) Lauren Bacall.

3. Which description does NOT fit Jeffrey?
(a) Talented.
(b) Tall.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Compact.

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

5. What book is Eliza reading in Chapter Three?
(a) Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(b) The Naked and the Dead.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charlie's literary hero?

2. Who is guilty for the death of Sylvia Likens?

3. What sends Charlie racing from his room when he awakens in Chapter Three?

4. Why is Jeffrey grounded in Chapter Three?

5. What attracts Charlie to Eliza Wishart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie not admire Superman?

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

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

4. What advice does Charlie's dad, Wesley, give Charlie about dealing with his mother?

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

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

7. Charlie keeps referring to his choice to wear shoes as "pansy" (25). Why does he feel this way?

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. Explore Jeffrey and Charlie's use of curse words. How does the author use their vernacular to help clarify their friendship and who they are?

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