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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 do to ensure Lorrie's safety?
(a) He claims she is his step mother.
(b) He claims they are engaged.
(c) He claims they are brother and sister.
(d) He claims she is his aunt.

2. What does Lorrie reveal about her parents?
(a) That her father is a storm chaser and her mother is a snake wrangler.
(b) That her parents are in law enforcement.
(c) That her parents are dead.
(d) That her parents run the circus.

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

4. How much time is left before the bombs go off when Jimmy begins loading?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) Six minutes.
(c) Eight minutes.
(d) Twelve minutes.

5. What is the name of the expectant clown father?
(a) Konrad Beezo.
(b) Konnie Benzo.
(c) Kevin Breezo.
(d) Punch Bedzo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the first of Jimmy's five ordeals come to pass?

2. What does Lorrie tell him on the phone?

3. What is Natalie's profession?

4. What does Punch assure Jimmy?

5. How old is Jimmy as he writes this now?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does the killer reveal vulnerability?

3. What is Jimmy's biggest problem around Lorrie?

4. What is Jimmy's surprising initial response to the killer's shooting of Lionel Davis?

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

6. What remarkable things does Josef tell Rudy?

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

8. What does Jimmy do to try to get away from the man in the Hummer?

9. How does Lorrie's demeanor help the situation that she and Jimmy find themselves in?

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

(see the answer keys)

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