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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 reason does Julian give for needing to borrow money from Clay?
(a) To pay his drug dealer.
(b) To pay for an abortion for a girl he knows.
(c) To have his car repaired.
(d) He needs a new suit for a job interview.

2. Who says, "But I don't like Bandarasta. He's always calling me 'Halloween' for some reason. I don't like to be called 'Halloween.' I don't like it at all."
(a) Ronnette.
(b) Clay.
(c) Trent.
(d) Julian.

3. Why did Julian have someone else call Clay to arrange their meeting?
(a) Because Julian was hiding out from his parents.
(b) Because Julian was scared to call Clay.
(c) Because Julian did not have time to arrange the meeting.
(d) Because Julian did not have Clay's phone number.

4. After seeing his sisters, what does Clay do the morning after Christmas?
(a) Watches TV with his sisters.
(b) Calls Blair.
(c) Eats breakfast.
(d) Swims laps.

5. Who makes the statement, "People are afraid to merge onto the freeway in Los Angeles."
(a) Clay's mother.
(b) Rip.
(c) Julian.
(d) Blair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Clay try to call while he is at his mother's house?

2. Why is Clay suspicious about loaning the money to Julian?

3. Where does Clay have lunch with his father?

4. What time does Clay get off of the phone with Blair in Part 3?

5. What matters most to Clay about having lunch with his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening at Kim's party when Blair and Clay arrive? What is Muriel doing at the party?

2. Who does Clay attend the Christmas party with in Part 3 of the novel? Why do they choose to leave the party early? What do they do after they leave the party?

3. What does Lene tell Blair, Kim, and Clay when they see her? Why do Kim and Blair pretend that they do not know about Lene's good news?

4. What does Daniel wear to the party and why does he choose to wear certain articles of clothing?

5. What does Clay remember about the party that occurred at the house of a friend of his cousin? What happened at the party?

6. What does Clay do to try to get more information about Julian from his friend Evan? What does Evan tell Clay about Julian?

7. What memory of Palm Springs does Clay think about as he is swimming laps in the pool?

8. What type of movie do Kim and Blair want to see? What does Clay do during the movie?

9. Where does Clay go after the party in Part 2? Why does he not go straight home?

10. Why do Clay, Rip, and Trent go to Dead's house? What do they do after they leave Dead's house?

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