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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 does Eliza feel about her mother, as revealed in Chapter Eight?
(a) As though Mrs. Wishart should be harshly punished.
(b) As though Mrs. Wishart needs loving comfort.
(c) As though Mrs. Wishart let Laura down.
(d) As though she must now protect Mrs. Wishart.

3. What is the title of Wesley's Bucktin's book?
(a) Patterson's Curse.
(b) Lus Attack.
(c) Bucktin's Envy.
(d) Ruth's Anger.

4. What are the "Mean Reds" (257)?
(a) A vicious rodent.
(b) A poisonous plant.
(c) A terrible depression.
(d) A biting ant.

5. Chapter Six has a strange structure. How is it different from other chapters?
(a) Jasper Jones is never mentioned in this chapter.
(b) This chapter goes back and forth between the present and the past tense.
(c) This chapter is told in dream sequence.
(d) This chapter picks up with Eliza's point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a reference to a well-known event, work of art, fiction, or history?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason behind the long length of Chapter Seven?

4. How has Jasper been working to earn money to leave Corrigan?

5. Who created the rift between Jack and David Lionel (Jasper's father)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Jasper feel so guilty about Laura's death?

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

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

7. What are the clues that indicate that Mad Jack Lionel may not really be a serial killer?

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

9. How does Charlie handle the knowledge of his mother's indiscretion in Chapter Seven?

10. Why is Charlie so distressed to learn that his father has written a novel?

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