View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What members of the family does John seem to best communicate with?
(a) The outer member of the family.
(b) People who tell him what to do.
(c) The people who seem interested in him.
(d) The ones who encourage him.

2. What does Lonnie understand?
(a) Kate's situation.
(b) John is sad about Duval.
(c) John's search for the meaning of life.
(d) His mother's concerns.

3. How is Emily related to John?
(a) She is John's father's sister.
(b) She is John's mother's sister.
(c) She is John's sister.
(d) She is not related to him.

4. What ails John's brother, Lonnie?
(a) He is very depressed.
(b) He is disabled.
(c) He is autistic.
(d) He is mean.

5. What becomes clearer about John's relationship to his mother?
(a) They hate each other.
(b) He is a "mama's boy."
(c) It is easygoing, but she does not understand him.
(d) He does not have a mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part is in pain after the accident?

2. Why are Lonnie and John jealous of Duval?

3. Where does John live?

4. What does Aunt Emily constantly keep her eye on?

5. In Chapter 1, what is revealed as a central theme of the book?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample