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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 new book is Charlie reading in Chapter Five?
(a) Tropic of Cancer.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) Innocents Abroad.
(d) Breakfast at Tiffany's.

2. How does Charlie feel when his father reveals his completed novel?
(a) Excited.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Sad.
(d) Proud.

3. Who created the rift between Jack and David Lionel (Jasper's father)?
(a) Jasper's birth.
(b) David's refusal to play football in college.
(c) Rosie's unintended pregnancy with Jasper.
(d) Rosie's death in a car crash.

4. What treasured possession is stolen from Charlie in Chapter Eight?
(a) His copy of Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(b) His sandals.
(c) His manuscript.
(d) His suitcase.

5. The attack on An Lu takes place on what day?
(a) The day Jeffrey won the cricket match.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up leaving Corrigan in Chapter Eight?

2. To what literary character does Charlie connect Jasper Jones?

3. At the beginning of Chapter Five, how long has it been since Laura's death and river burial?

4. Why might Chapter Seven skip back and forth between memories of the encounter with Mad Jack?

5. How has Jasper Jones's father NOT coped with the death of his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the relationship between Charlie and Wesley Bucktin changed?

2. How is it clear, in Chapter Seven, that Eliza feels capable and powerful in Charlie's company?

3. What clues indicate that Mad Jack is not, in fact, a killer?

4. How does the imagery of Charlie and Jasper's walk to Mad Jack's add to the suspense of the scene in Chapter Seven?

5. Who is Mad Jack Lionel, and why has he been calling out to Jasper all these years?

6. How long is Charlie grounded in Chapter Six, and how does he spend that time?

7. What plan did Jasper and Laura have before she died?

8. Charlie envisions leaving Corrigan with Jasper. Delve into some of the literary allusions he chooses for the journey. Do those stories bode well for the adventure he desires?

9. Explore the beating of An Lu. What is the precipitating factor? Who are some prominent characters in the beating and in Lu's defense?

10. Why has Eliza never told anyone where Laura's body is?

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