Jumping the Nail Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Jumping the Nail Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Dru and Mike see when they drive Scooter's motor scooter to the cliffs?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Paula.
(c) Diane.
(d) Victor.

2. How is Dru perceived by the other teenagers?
(a) As coming from the wrong side of the tracks.
(b) As being a feather brain.
(c) As being too smart for her own good.
(d) As a mother hen.

3. How does Tom feel about Diane's suggestion to Mike?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Angry.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Enthusiastic.

4. What does Dru tell her father when she calls him at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) That she is at Beverly's house.
(b) That she is going to be home late.
(c) That she has stopped by the library.
(d) That she is with Mike.

5. What is the temperature of the water off the Nail like?
(a) Extremely cold.
(b) Warm.
(c) Cool.
(d) Very warm.

6. What do the rumors say about who might jump with Scooter?
(a) That Elisa will jump with him.
(b) That no one else is going to jump.
(c) That his ex-girlfriend will jump if he does.
(d) That Mike will jump with him.

7. What does Jeremy say he could not do?
(a) Tell Scooter's father.
(b) Talk Scooter out of jumping.
(c) Be convinced to jump himself.
(d) Call the police.

8. Why does Dru stare out the window in Tom's car?
(a) So she can see which way to go.
(b) She does not like Diane's driving.
(c) So she will not get upset with Diane.
(d) She is trying to figure out if it is going to rain.

9. To what college will Mike be going?
(a) San Diego State.
(b) Pasadena Junior College.
(c) San Jose State.
(d) Foothill College.

10. What do those who jump off the Nail do to commemorate their job?
(a) Take out an ad in the local paper.
(b) Paint their names on a rock.
(c) Scratch their names in the Danger sign.
(d) Hang a sign around their neck at school for one week.

11. What does Dru's father do for a living?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) President of a bank.
(c) Owns a music store and plays piano.
(d) Owns a grocery chain.

12. How does Elisa feel towards Scooter?
(a) She is in love with him.
(b) She is afraid of him.
(c) She doesn't know how she feels about him.
(d) She is indifferent towards him.

13. What is the distance from the Nail to the water?
(a) 87 feet.
(b) 55 feet.
(c) 90 feet.
(d) 40 feet.

14. What does Dru think about the houses in her neighborhood?
(a) They are of poor quality.
(b) They are ugly.
(c) They are cheap.
(d) They are expensive.

15. Where does Jeremy's mother do volunteer work?
(a) At the convalescent center.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the high school.
(d) At the police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mike change Dru's life?

2. What does Dru ask Elisa?

3. What did Mike's father do when Dru's mother was married?

4. What would Dru like to do about the jump?

5. Why is her mother happy Dru is dating Mike?

(see the answer keys)

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