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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 does Jem tell Val helped them get away from the explosion?
(a) Lack of money.
(b) Luck.
(c) A strange feeling.
(d) Her power.

2. How does the man with the near death date die?
(a) He is hit by a car.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He chokes.
(d) He is mugged.

3. Who recognizes Jem and Spider as runaways in the town they hitch hike to?
(a) Rhonda.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Rita.
(d) Rachel.

4. What good does Jem think will happen if she tells Spider his death date?
(a) He can tell his grandmother.
(b) He can find hope.
(c) He can change it.
(d) He can stop worrying.

5. What is Jem's full name?
(a) Jemima.
(b) Jemina.
(c) Jemmersha.
(d) Jemma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a woman with a car accidentally give Jem to eat?

2. What does Val make for Jem after the man with the near death date dies?

3. Who is Karen?

4. How does Jem say most people view Spider?

5. What does Jem do when it begins raining outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Spider steal a car to get out of the city?

2. Why does Jem stop Spider from getting food in the wild?

3. Why does Jem carry guilt about the explosion?

4. What does Val realize when Jem refuses to say she will take care of Spider?

5. Why does Jem not take up the offer of the woman in town who knows she is a run away?

6. What does Jem see on the newspaper when eating in town?

7. How is Karen different for Jem than other people who had her position?

8. Why is Jem so hesitant to become friends with Terry?

9. What makes the moment so awkward after Jem and Spider make love?

10. What does Jem tell Mr. McNulty she wants to be when she grows up?

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