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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Buck become after Will’s dad had died as said in Chapter Six?
(a) A neighborhood version of The Punisher.
(b) A father to Shawn and Will.
(c) A big brother to Shawn and a robber of suburban neighborhoods.
(d) A small time hustler.

2. What does Will feel looking at his dad in Chapter Five after his dad finishes his story?
(a) That he does not know who his dad is, and he is different than his expectations.
(b) That his dad is a killer.
(c) That he wishes he could get off of the elevator.
(d) That he wishes he did not know his father’s story.

3. Where did Will’s dad find the guy who had killed Uncle Mark?
(a) At the convenience store.
(b) Selling drugs on Uncle Mike’s corner.
(c) Crying at Uncle Mike’s grave.
(d) At the bar.

4. What is Frick’s actual name as said in Chapter Six?
(a) Frank.
(b) Frack.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Frances.

5. How old was Buck when he started taking care of Shawn as told in Chapter Five?
(a) 16.
(b) Seven.
(c) 12.
(d) Three.

6. Where had the guy from the Dark Suns stopped Shawn, as told in Chapter Six?
(a) At the playground.
(b) Outside of the shop where Shawn had picked up his mother’s eczema soap.
(c) At the basketball court.
(d) At the payphone.

7. Why had Frick shot Buck as said in Chapter Six?
(a) Because Frick did not like Buck.
(b) Because Buck had swung at him and Frick had been scared and pulled the trigger.
(c) Because Frick did not want to let Buck go.
(d) Because Buck would not give him his gold chain.

8. What does the sound of Will’s dad cocking the gun in Chapter Five sound like to Will?
(a) A door closing.
(b) The crash of cymbals.
(c) Waves breaking on a beach shore.
(d) The elevator crashing down.

9. What does the word “dad” feel like to Will in Chapter Five?
(a) A lie.
(b) A foreign language.
(c) A call from beyond.
(d) An unused ord.

10. What does the guy who get onto the elevator do in Chapter Four?
(a) High-five Buck and Dani.
(b) Clear the smoke.
(c) Start laughing.
(d) Lift Will up by the collar and then put him in a headlock.

11. What had Will’s dad done after Uncle Mark was killed as told by Chapter Five?
(a) He had thought about committing suicide.
(b) He had tried to rebuild his family.
(c) He had cried at Uncle Mark’s funeral.
(d) He had gone to kill Uncle Mark’s killer.

12. What is Will’s Random Thought No. 4 in Chapter Five?
(a) That the set-up of this unfolding feels like a roller coaster.
(b) Remembering all the memories of his dad he could not remember before.
(c) Remembering Shawn teaching him how to do a Penny Drop.
(d) Remembering how kids would stand on their dad’s feet at the playground for their dad to walk them around.

13. What does Will’s dad do when he sees Will in Chapter Five?
(a) Gives him a hug.
(b) Tells him he needs to go back to the apartment.
(c) Pinches his cheek.
(d) Kicks him out of the elevator.

14. What had people said about Buck’s heritage as said in Chapter Six?
(a) That he was a chip off the old block.
(b) That he was changing his family’s heritage and lineage.
(c) That he was raised for good, but had bad deeds in his blood.
(d) That he was a corner turned in his family tree.

15. What had Frick meant to do to Buck as said in Chapter Six?
(a) Tickle him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Rob him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Uncle Mark do when his video camera was lost?

2. How had Will’s dad felt after Uncle Mark’s death as told in Chapter Five?

3. What does Uncle Mark say when Will says shooting is the end of the moving in Chapter Four?

4. What does Uncle Mark do when Will asks him why Uncle Mark is there in Chapter Four?

5. What does Will do out of fear with the gun to his head in Chapter Five?

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