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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Early working on when Jack finds him in Chapter 9?
(a) Sweetie Pie.
(b) Pi.
(c) A shelf.
(d) Drawing a bear.

2. Jack mentions that whom is from his home state?
(a) Walter Chrysler.
(b) Walter Herschel Beech.
(c) General Eisenhower.
(d) Amelia Earhart.

3. How did Jack's mother die?
(a) Brain aneurysm.
(b) Bad fall.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Tumor.

4. How does Jack get to Maine in Chapter 1?
(a) Military cargo plane.
(b) Commercial airplane.
(c) Bus.
(d) Train.

5. What does Jack have for lunch the first day of school in Chapter 3?
(a) Meat loaf, green beans, and Jello-O.
(b) Chicken and dumplings, peas, and cake.
(c) Pizza and fruit.
(d) Ham and cheese sandwich, chips, and cookies.

6. How often does Early go into town when all the boys are given day passes?
(a) Never.
(b) Once in a while.
(c) About once a month.
(d) Every couple months.

7. In Chapter 7, where will Professor Stanton present his theory about pi?
(a) MIT.
(b) October Math Institute.
(c) Fall Math Institute.
(d) Harvard.

8. What was Jack's mother doing when she met his dad?
(a) Delivering a cake.
(b) Delivering books.
(c) Working in an office.
(d) Working in a restaurant.

9. What was the nickname for the boy who graduated in 1943 and who wore Number 67?
(a) Hero.
(b) Champ.
(c) Fish.
(d) Eel.

10. What does Jack feel when he looks at Number 67's photo at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Kinship.
(b) Envy.
(c) Pity.
(d) Pride.

11. What did Jack's mother want to do with him after he got lost with the scouts?
(a) Skip rocks.
(b) Talk a walk.
(c) Go bike riding.
(d) Go fishing.

12. What does Jack do when he first sees the ocean?
(a) Hides his eyes.
(b) Runs in the waves.
(c) Throws up.
(d) Screams.

13. What does Early sing when his frog dies?
(a) "Amazing Grace."
(b) "Rock of Ages."
(c) "Day is Done."
(d) "Up a Lazy River."

14. In "Plights and Perils," what stalked Pi for days?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Native bowmen.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Aborigines.

15. What is the name of the boat that Jack gets into in Chapter 5?
(a) Sweetie Pie.
(b) Spoiler.
(c) Jerry Runner.
(d) Torpedo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is everyone treated to as the regatta is about to begin?

2. What was likely to drive Pi crazy in "Plights and Perils"?

3. What did Pi think helped him to shore when he fell into the water in "Plights and Perils"?

4. Where is Jack's father stationed in Chapter 1?

5. What is the center of everything in Jack's hometown?

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