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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joel determine he will make his friend near the end of the religious service?
(a) Zoo.
(b) Amy.
(c) Dolores.
(d) Idabel.

2. What color hair does the woman Joel sees in the window at the end of Chapter 2 have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

3. What does Joel catch sight of on Zoo during the religious service?
(a) A tattoo.
(b) The scar on her neck.
(c) A scar on her stomach.
(d) A gash in her leg.

4. What is Joel doing at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Reading.
(b) Doing chores.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Bathing.

5. What is the name of the mule that Joel rides on to his father's house?
(a) Henry.
(b) Buck.
(c) John Brown.
(d) Jim.

6. What instrument does Amy play in Chapter 4?
(a) Violin.
(b) Piano.
(c) The pianola.
(d) Harmonica.

7. What does Joel place in a box along with a feather that he had taken from Sam Radclif's truck?
(a) A nail.
(b) A picture.
(c) A bullet.
(d) A flower.

8. Whose marriage does Randolph discuss with Joel in Chapter 4?
(a) Jesus Fever and Angela Lee's.
(b) Ed and Amy's.
(c) Zoo and Keg's.
(d) His and Dolores'.

9. What does Joel decide someone has against him when he first reverts inward during the religious service?
(a) A curse.
(b) A grudge.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Hatred.

10. Who is described as stomping on the ground during the religious service in Chapter 3?
(a) Joel.
(b) Jesus Fever.
(c) Zoo.
(d) Angela Lee.

11. How old is Joel at the beginning of the book?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

12. What is the name of the hotel in which Little Sunshine lives?
(a) The Cloud Hotel.
(b) The Pond Hotel.
(c) The Star Hotel.
(d) The Noon Hotel.

13. What did Jesus Fever's granddaughter's first husband do to her in a rage on the first night of their marriage?
(a) Shoots her.
(b) Stabs her in the stomach.
(c) Slit her throat.
(d) Punches her.

14. What is the name of Jesus Fever's granddaughter?
(a) Alabama Fever.
(b) Tiger Fever.
(c) Missouri "Zoo" Fever.
(d) Georgia "Snake" Fever.

15. Who throws the religious service in Chapter 3?
(a) Keg and Dolores.
(b) Zoo and Jesus Fever.
(c) Zoo.
(d) Ed and Amy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus Fever do for most of the journey to Joel's father's house at the end of Chapter 1?

2. To which place does the eccentric hermit tell Joel he must come to retrieve the item he wants to make for him?

3. What is the occupation of the local who offers Joel a nickel if he will stop a girl from throwing rocks at his shop?

4. What is the name of Randolph's mother?

5. What is Joel's father's name?

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