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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. How does Jack Lionel prove his identity to Jasper in Chapter Seven?
(a) He shows Jasper Rosie's birth certificate.
(b) He hands Jasper a newspaper clipping.
(c) He shows Jasper his driver's license.
(d) He shows him photos of the two of them together when Jasper was a baby.

2. Which of the following is a simile that Charlie uses to describe Eliza's beauty?
(a) "She seems edgy" (233).
(b) "She's beaming" (232).
(c) "Her skin like milk" (232).
(d) "She asks anxiously" (233).

3. What does Charlie drink at the glade in Chapter Five?
(a) Cherry Coke.
(b) Black Bush.
(c) River Water.
(d) Chocolate Milk.

4. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Charlie's response to discovering his mother's affair?
(a) He is surprisingly calm.
(b) He wants to push their car into the water.
(c) He no longer feels like he must follow her directions.
(d) He cries in sorrow.

5. Which of the following is a reference to a well-known event, work of art, fiction, or history?
(a) Illusion.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Pun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mr. Wishart handling Laura's disappearance in Chapter Six?

2. Who steps in to ease the tension over the attack at the vigil in Chapter Five?

3. What caused the car crash that killed Rosie?

4. How does Charlie get the police and his parents to leave him alone about Jasper in Chapter Six?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jeffrey look up to Bruce Lee?

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

4. What do Charlie and Eliza encounter as they walk toward Jasper's glade in Chapter Seven?

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

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

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

8. What has happened to Jasper's face in Chapter Five?

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

10. What are some clues that indicate the novel is set in the 1960s?

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