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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. Why does Eliza tell Charlie she is not a good person?
(a) She says that she does not support her parents enough.
(b) She says she is happy that Laura is gone.
(c) She says she has been unkind to Warwick Trent.
(d) She says she knows things.

2. How long does Charlie's punishment in Chapter Six last?
(a) A month.
(b) One day.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

3. What mass mailing has arrived in Corrigan in Chapter Five?
(a) Cricket flyers.
(b) Missing posters.
(c) Draft letters.
(d) Wanted posters.

4. How did Jack Lionel memorialize Rosie's death?
(a) By scratching the word "sorry" into the car he was driving.
(b) By convincing David to bring Jasper to come live with him.
(c) By sending flowers to the funeral.
(d) By throwing an elaborate dinner party in her honor.

5. How does Charlie's mother handle his brush with the law in Chapter Six?
(a) She tells him to go to bed and be ready to discuss it in the morning.
(b) She sits and cries silently throughout the whole ordeal.
(c) She rages against the state of the world in which they live.
(d) She screams at and accuses Wesley of creating these problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treasured possession is stolen from Charlie in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Charlie call his punishment in Chapter Six?

3. Why is An Lu attacked?

4. What new grown-up skill has Charlie acquired in Chapter Eight?

5. Which of the following is the image Charlie uses to declare his love for Eliza?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. During the cricket game in Chapter Six, what is happening between Charlie and Eliza?

6. Why does the Vigil make Charlie feel that he and Jasper have no real chance of finding Laura's killer?

7. What truths does Eliza reveal about Laura's death?

8. How is the attack on Mrs. Lu an example of the social injustice that is so prominent in Corrigan?

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

10. 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?

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