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

2. How many terrible days does Josef predict?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

3. Where did Lorrie Hicks grow up?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Washington.
(d) San Francisco.

4. What does Jimmy believe will foil his plans?
(a) Fate or storms.
(b) Inability to dance.
(c) Lack of money.
(d) Lack of adventurousness.

5. How big was Jimmy at birth?
(a) Ten pounds, eight ounces.
(b) Eight pounds, ten ounces.
(c) Seven pounds, eight ounces.
(d) Nine pounds, seven ounces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorrie reveal about her parents?

2. What is Natalie's profession?

3. Who dies just as Jimmy is born?

4. What 'gift' does Punch give Jimmy and Lorrie?

5. What does Jimmy do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Konrad take the death of his wife and why?

2. What happens on the way to the hospital?

3. What dream did Punch have that he claims Virgilio refused to help him realize?

4. How many people are killed by Punchinello in the commission of his crime and how are they killed?

5. What motivates the three criminals to rob the Snow Village bank?

6. What does Punchinello tell Jimmy and Lorrie about the day of his birth?

7. What is the purpose of the tunnel and who built it?

8. How does Jimmy's family cope with the first of Grandfather Josef's five predicted terrible days?

9. What makes Jimmy decide to use the nail file on Punchinello?

10. What do Lorrie and Jimmie argue about where Crinkles is concerned?

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