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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. What did John come to believe about dogs?
(a) That he had to kill them.
(b) That they were afraid of him.
(c) That they could kill him.
(d) That they could speak to him.

2. What did John like about being on the road with bands?
(a) The music.
(b) The drugs.
(c) Being famous.
(d) He forgot about his crazy family.

3. What good news does John describe in the winter of 1978?
(a) He got a job with a band.
(b) He reunited with Mary Trompke.
(c) He started his own business.
(d) He got his GED.

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

5. What warning did Jim give the firemen who responded to the fire?
(a) That the fire was a gasoline fire.
(b) That there were people in the building.
(c) That there was magnesium in the fire.
(d) That there were explosives in the building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of news does Betsy relay to John and his mother?

2. Who took care of John and Chris when their mother was hospitalized?

3. Who is Betsy?

4. What symptoms did John develop during this time?

5. What was the ultimate explanation for the vehicle in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was John's relationship with Porsches after this first encounter?

2. Describe Dr. Finch's strange behavior.

3. How did John get to know Ace Frehley?

4. Describe John's parents' strange behavior.

5. Describe John's work as a sound engineer.

6. What does John say was his mother's reaction to the dissolution of her marriage?

7. What did John like about being a clown?

8. Why was the winter of 1978 good for John?

9. Describe John's first encounter with a Porsche.

10. Describe the beginning of John's career in electronics.

(see the answer keys)

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