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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. Why does Travis have a hard time sleeping in Chapter 31?
(a) He is thinking about the essay test.
(b) He is thinking about his parents.
(c) He is worried about Cate's marriage.
(d) He is contemplating dropping out of school.

2. What does Jeremy's mother ask Travis to do in Chapter 35?
(a) Go fishing with her.
(b) Give a letter to his mother.
(c) Hold Julia's hand.
(d) Leave the cemetery and never return.

3. What is the name of Audrey's boyfriend?
(a) Peter.
(b) Matt.
(c) James.
(d) Glen.

4. What does Hatton say everyone is doing in Chapter 33?
(a) Winning.
(b) Meandering.
(c) Trying too hard.
(d) Losing themselves.

5. What is Matt the leader of at school?
(a) A Christian Youth Club.
(b) The Student Council.
(c) The Debate Club.
(d) The School Band.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the pancakes shaped like that Travis's family eats on Christmas in Chapter 27?

2. What is Chapter 35's title?

3. What is the title of Chapter 29?

4. How old does Travis claim to still be in Chapter 36?

5. What is the title of Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Travis can't beat his old high shcool in the video game in Part 6, Chapter 25?

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

3. How does Travis describe his family's Christmas celebration in Chapter 27?

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

5. What do Travis and his mother discuss when Travis returns home in Chapter 28?

6. What interaction do Travis and Kyle have in Part 6, Chapter 24 regarding Cate?

7. What is significant about the change in the narrative tense in the Epilogue?

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

9. What does Cate surprise Travis with in Part 6, Chapter 23?

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

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