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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did John's family move after his father got tenure?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) Deerfield.
(d) Shutesbury.

2. What would John Robison do to Doug?
(a) Hit him on the ears.
(b) Make fun of him.
(c) Refuse to respond to him.
(d) Ignore him.

3. What did John's grandfather let him do?
(a) Stay with him when John's father was drunk.
(b) Drive his Porsche.
(c) Restore his Porsche with him.
(d) Fix up and sell his Porsche.

4. What did John learn to distinguish appropriate reactions from?
(a) Genuine ones.
(b) Expected ones.
(c) Scripted ones.
(d) Polite ones.

5. How does John rationalize his reaction to Betsy's news?
(a) That the child's death was funny.
(b) That the illness was ironic.
(c) That he wasn't dead.
(d) That the child's suffering was unbearable without laughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Would would Doug do when John Robison was playing?

2. Where did John meet Mary Trompke?

3. What does John say became more difficult as her got older?

4. Who is Chuckie?

5. What did John and his friends find in the woods?

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