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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lionel shot?
(a) Because he argues with the killer.
(b) Because he tells the killer his books are late.
(c) Because the killer is angry with him.
(d) Because Jimmy comes in.

2. What back issues does the killer look through?
(a) The Snowball Gazette.
(b) The Snow Village Times.
(c) The Snow County Gazette.
(d) The Snow Village Daily.

3. What does Jimmy buy in preparation of the second of Grandpa Josef's terrible day predictions?
(a) A burglar alarm.
(b) Pepper spray.
(c) A guard dog.
(d) A 9mm pistol.

4. What does Jimmy do for a living?
(a) He's a construction worker.
(b) He's a baker.
(c) He's an electrician.
(d) He's a butcher.

5. What does Jimmy say to Lorrie after they are cuffed together?
(a) "I'm sorry this happened."
(b) "You're beautiful."
(c) "You're very brave."
(d) "You smell like lemons."

6. What does Jimmy not tell Lorrie about the night of his birth?
(a) His theory of evil.
(b) Grandpa Josef's predictions.
(c) His father's reactions.
(d) His mother's account.

7. What did they bring for the killer?
(a) Explosives.
(b) A getaway car.
(c) More handcuffs.
(d) Guns.

8. What tries to block them in their driveway?
(a) A man in a Hummer.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) A snowplow.
(d) A man in a clown suit.

9. What does Lorrie forget at home?
(a) Her phone.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her pillow.
(d) Her address book.

10. Why does Jimmy call her soon afterward?
(a) To invite her out for a picnic.
(b) To tell her she'd forgotten something.
(c) To propose.
(d) To thank her for coming.

11. What does Punch tell Jimmy his father did?
(a) Shot the doctor.
(b) Hid Punch until the coast was clear.
(c) Shot the nurse assassin trying to kill his father.
(d) Helped Konrad to escape.

12. How is this story presented?
(a) Chronologically.
(b) As an autobiography.
(c) From Jimmy's mother's point of view.
(d) From Rudy's point of view.

13. How does Jimmy describe himself?
(a) As an aerialist.
(b) As a clown.
(c) As charming.
(d) As a lummox.

14. Who dies just as Jimmy is born?
(a) Josef Tock.
(b) Konrad Beezo.
(c) Madelaine Tock.
(d) Rudy Tock.

15. What happened to Jimmy's Shelby?
(a) It went into a sink hole.
(b) It was hit by a fire truck.
(c) It blew up.
(d) It was crushed by debris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the killer plan their 'caper'?

2. Who does Crinkles resemble?

3. Where is Jimmy born?

4. How big was Jimmy at birth?

5. Which nurse survives the shooting with Jimmy in her arms?

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