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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 drug dealer does Clay meet up with and do some hits of cocaine in an upstairs bathroom?
(a) Julian.
(b) Rip.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Blair.

2. What does Clay do before Rip arrives to meet him in Part 5?
(a) Clay watches a movie.
(b) Clay buys a new cardigan.
(c) Clay drinks three glasses of wine.
(d) Clay runs into some old friends.

3. What is significant about the night Clay and his sisters were in Palm Springs?
(a) He thought he saw the dead animal disappear after getting struck by a car.
(b) Clay thought he saw a child's body burning in the flames coming from the car engine.
(c) He thought he saw one of the cars explode.
(d) He thought he saw a woman dying in one of the car's involved in the car accident.

4. What memories does Clay have of Julian after Clay agrees to loan Julian the money?
(a) He remembers their sixth grade play.
(b) He remembers riding bikes together in the first grade.
(c) He remembers their fifth grade soccer adventures.
(d) He remembers playing together during their kindergarten field day.

5. Why do Kim, Blair and Clay not hang out at The Palace one night?
(a) Because Blair is drunk and Clay spots Lene hanging out in front.
(b) Because Blair and Kim would rather go to the movies.
(c) Because Blair forgot her fake I.D.
(d) Because The Palace doesn't have good drinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clay do when he wakes up at 11:00 am?

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

3. What is Clay's father's profession?

4. What does Clay find his sisters doing on the morning after Christmas?

5. What suggestion does Trent make to Clay at Blair's party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Blair's Christmas 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. Who contacts Clay about meeting up with Julian and why did Julian not contact Clay? Where does Julian want to meet Clay? What happens when Clay arrives?

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

5. Describe how Clay spends his time during the day on Christmas Eve.

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

7. Describe Julian's reaction to Clay bringing the money to his house.

8. What discovery does Ross make in the alley? How do Rip and Clay react to the discovery?

9. What does Clay remember about his last Christmas in Palm Springs? How does he spend Christmas while at home from school?

10. What does Clay do on New Year's Eve night? Who does he spend it with? What happens?

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