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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the "L" button in the elevator stand for to Shawn and Will as kids as said in Chapter Two?
(a) Lilac.
(b) Liar.
(c) Loser.
(d) Lucky.

2. What did Shawn teach Will how to do on the playground as Will tells us in Chapter One?
(a) Graffiti the walls.
(b) Flirt with girls.
(c) Climb the monkey bars.
(d) A Penny Drop.

3. What does the gun in the back of his waistband feel like to Will in Chapter One?
(a) Like a reminder of vengeance.
(b) Like an angry cat scratching at his back.
(c) Like a brick rubbing his skin raw.
(d) Like a powerful extra vertebrae.

4. Who do we learn in Chapter Two taught Shawn The Rules?
(a) Shawn's dad.
(b) Buck.
(c) Uncle Tony.
(d) Will.

5. Where has the anagram that Will thinks about Dani in Chapter Three also been seen in the novel before?
(a) Transcribed on all of Will’s notebooks.
(b) Tattooed on Will’s wrist.
(c) Written on Will’s bedroom wall in pencil.
(d) Silk-screen onto a t-shirt in Will’s closet.

6. What does the girl on the elevator show Will in Chapter Three?
(a) A picture of her kids.
(b) A picture of him and his best friend Dani at age eight.
(c) A picture of her boyfriend.
(d) A picture of her as a little girl.

7. What does Will say one has to do to make it big in basketball in Chapter One?
(a) Dance.
(b) Have a rich dad.
(c) Rocket.
(d) Fly.

8. How does Buck press Will’s chest in Chapter Two?
(a) Like “pushing an elevator button” (101).
(b) Like “tapping an app” (101).
(c) Like “punching in his gut” (101).
(d) Like “poking a bear” (101).

9. What did Will do the night that Dani died as told in Chapter Three?
(a) Found their old hiding spot and sat in it.
(b) Read their old letters to one another.
(c) Punched holes in everything.
(d) Cried all night.

10. What had also happened that day in the picture as told in Chapter Three?
(a) Gunshots had rang out, and Shawn had pushed them down, but Dani was shot.
(b) Gunshots had rang out, and Uncle Mark was killed.
(c) Gunshots had rang out, and Shawn had pushed them down.
(d) They had been pushed off of the playground by rival kids.

11. What is happening to Buck’s cigarette in Chapter Three?
(a) It is burning, but not burning down.
(b) It is emitting a whistling sound.
(c) It is screaming.
(d) It is letting out green smoke.

12. What does the girl do to Will to get Will’s attention in Chapter Three?
(a) Poke him with her bag.
(b) Pinch his shoulder.
(c) Brush her hand against his.
(d) Kiss him.

13. Why does Will tell the girl in the elevator in Chapter Three that she should not be asking him about the gun?
(a) Because that is not a question to ask someone she does not know.
(b) Because she does not want to get involved in this business.
(c) Because she is a girl.
(d) Because he does not want to get her involved.

14. What is Will’s full name that he tells the reader in Chapter One?
(a) William Holloman.
(b) William the Man.
(c) Will Holonman.
(d) Willow Holloman.

15. What does Buck tell Will to do when Will is scared by the elevator in Chapter Two?
(a) “Be zen” (97).
(b) “Manage your anger” (97).
(c) “Relax … it’s a long way down” (97).
(d) “Don’t freak out man” (97).

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buck do to diffuse the situation between Will and Dani in Chapter Three?

2. How does Will feel on waking up the day after Shawn dies in Chapter One?

3. Who steps onto the elevator in Chapter Three?

4. Who is the man on the elevator with Will in Chapter Two?

5. What surprises Will about the girl in Chapter Three?

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