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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. How was Buck given his nickname as said in Chapter Six?
(a) From always trying to ask others for a dollar or a buck.
(b) For the way he could ride a horse like a real cowboy.
(c) From the way he could rob a bank like a buck-ccanear.
(d) From his stepfather because he could not grow facial hair.

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

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

4. What had Shawn told Will about Buck’s death as Will says in Chapter Six?
(a) That Shawn had killed Buck.
(b) That Frick had killed Buck.
(c) That Buck was dead and he knew who had done it.
(d) That Tony had killed Buck.

5. As told in Chapter Six, what does Frick’s story have to do with Shawn?
(a) Shawn was friends with Frick.
(b) Shawn shot Frick after Frick killed Buck.
(c) Frick was Shawn’s enemy.
(d) Frick had been the guy who had bothered Shawn at the store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will say to explain himself to Uncle Mark in Chapter Four?

2. Who was Buck’s stepdad as said in Chapter Six?

3. What had Buck done to comfort Shawn as said in Chapter Six?

4. What does the word “dad” feel like to Will in Chapter Five?

5. What does the smoke in the elevator feel like to Will in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will’s dad do to Will after he tells Will his story? How does Will respond? How does their interaction end?

2. How does Frick justify his killing Buck in Chapter Six? How do the other men in the elevator respond?

3. What is the script of the film Uncle Mark wants to make as described by Jessie in Chapter Four?

4. What does Uncle Mark start doing to get a new video camera in Chapter Four? Why does he do this?

5. According to Chapter Six, why was Shawn upset as he tells to Buck? What does Buck do to comfort him?

6. How had Shawn learned what had happened to Buck as told in Chapter Six? Why was the person who told Shawn not considered a snitch?

7. When Will hears Buck talking about Shawn being upset in Chapter Six, who does Will think is the guy who bothered Shawn at the convenience store? What does Frick say when asked about Riggs?

8. Who is Frick as said in Chapter Six? How is Frick described?

9. What does Uncle Mark have Will do after Will explains his plan to him in Chapter Four? What does Will find when they do this?

10. What did Will’s mom tell Will about why his dad had died as told in Chapter Five? What had Will thought about this as a kid?

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