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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. In Chapter Two, what does Will tell Buck he is going to do?
(a) Sell Buck's gun.
(b) Follow The Rules.
(c) Shoot Buck.
(d) Get out of town.

2. Why does Will not let himself cry in Chapter One?
(a) Because he has been raised with the damaging idea that men do not cry.
(b) Because he does not want to let out his grief.
(c) Because he has never seen his older brother or dad cry.
(d) Because it is against The Rules.

3. Who is the man on the elevator with Will in Chapter Two?
(a) Bob.
(b) Two Chains.
(c) Buck.
(d) Kanye.

4. What does Will think about himself when he thinks that Buck is not taking him seriously in Chapter Two?
(a) That he does not want Buck’s approval anyway.
(b) That he will "show Buck" (98).
(c) That he, Will, is “forreal” (98).
(d) That Buck does not actually know him.

5. What does Buck take out of his pocket in Chapter Two?
(a) A pen.
(b) The missing bullet.
(c) A lighter.
(d) Cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will say it feels like sometimes when he thinks about Dani’s death in Chapter Three?

2. What does Dani ask Will about his plan in Chapter Three?

3. What does Buck tell Will about Will going to follow The Rules in Chapter Two?

4. What does Will do when the elevator opens in Chapter Three?

5. Why does Will decide not to flirt with the girl in the elevator in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dani ask Will when he tells her his plan in Chapter Three? How does he respond?

2. In Chapter Two, how is the man who gets onto the elevator with Will described? How does Will find out he is Buck?

3. What does Will say he usually does when bad things happen? Why can he not do this on the day that Shawn dies? Why does he think the moon is “lucky”?

4. What is Will’s plan with Shawn’s gun in Chapter One?

5. Who was Buck to Shawn as described in Chapter Two? What does Buck give Shawn and teach him?

6. What is Will’s emotional and mental state when he sees Shawn is dead? What sensory details or figurative details from the novel tell us how he is thinking?

7. What is the picture of at the beginning of Chapter One? What does this image illustrate for the reader?

8. What does Will think of when a man gets on the elevator in Chapter Two and starts looking at Will when Will is not looking?

9. What does Will think Buck is thinking about him in Chapter Two? What does Will assert about himself to the reader in response?

10. What does Will think of when the girl in the elevator shows him the picture from her wallet in Chapter Three? Who is in the photo?

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