View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Cate say she will be in touch with Travis when she leaves in Chapter 27?
(a) After Halloween.
(b) After Christmas.
(c) After Thanksgiving.
(d) On his birthday.

2. How many of the letters does Travis read in Chapter 34?
(a) 13.
(b) 6.
(c) 20.
(d) 2.

3. What is the title of Chapter 23?
(a) "Too Complicated To Explain."
(b) "Hiding from It."
(c) "A Place like High School."
(d) "Advanced Studies in Cranial Reanimation."

4. What is the name of Jeremy's sister?
(a) Clare.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marie.
(d) Julia.

5. Who joins Travis, Kyle, Cate, and Hatton in Chapter 35?
(a) Turner.
(b) Janice.
(c) Audrey.
(d) Glen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Travis to the Christian Youth Group in Chapter 31?

2. What is Travis's response when Hatton asks him if everything is okay in the end of Chapter 29?

3. Whose car is gone when Cate leaves in Chapter 27?

4. Who drives Travis to the apartment building in Chapter 29?

5. What do Travis and his friends do with his ashes in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are examples of foreshadowing seen in Chapters 26-28? What do they foretell?

2. What transformation does Travis undergo in Chapter 35?

3. How does Chapter 26 stand in juxtaposition to the other chapters in the novel?

4. How is Travis's outlook described in the beginning of Chapter 34?

5. Where does Travis ask Hatton to drive him in Chapter 32? Why?

6. What does the conflict between Travis and Turner signify in the narrative?

7. What happens to Travis's ashes in Chapter 35?

8. At what point in Chapter 36 does the climax of the narrative occur? Why is this the climax of the story?

9. What is Travis doing in the beginning of Chapter 35? Who is he with?

10. What news does Travis learn from Kyle in Chapter 27?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 838 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample