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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 effect does Jasper have on Charlie in Chapter Seven?
(a) Jasper's lies enrage Charlie.
(b) Jasper's strength calms Charlie's fears.
(c) Jasper's laughter is infectious for Charlie.
(d) Jasper's dark moods make Charlie nervous.

2. How is Jack's life NOT affected after the crash and Rosie's death?
(a) He is sent to prison for her murder.
(b) His leg is shattered.
(c) He lives with a massive amount of guilt.
(d) He is ostracized by his community.

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

4. How has color returned to An Lu's garden in Chapter Seven?
(a) The Lus have worked tirelessly to rebuild it.
(b) Butterflies and bees have repollinated the garden.
(c) Neighbors have brought him plants.
(d) The destroyed plants are growing back.

5. What symbol does Charlie always associate with Eliza?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Trees.
(c) Candies.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a description Charlie does NOT use to describe Mr. Lionel in Chapter Seven?

2. Why has Jack Lionel wanted to speak with Jasper for a long time?

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

4. How long does Charlie's punishment in Chapter Six last?

5. When Charlie details the ways that Eliza reminds him of Holly Golightly in My Fair Lady, which literary technique is used?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Jeffrey Lu become a Corrigan cricket legend?

5. How has Jasper's father done after the death of his mother?

6. In Chapter Eight, what has become of the members of the Bucktin family since Charlie discovered his mother's affair?

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

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

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

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