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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joel realize the world must have a grudge against in addition to him during the religious service?
(a) Amy.
(b) Ed.
(c) Zoo.
(d) Jesus Fever.

2. Who does Joel write a letter to at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Idabel.
(b) Little Sunshine.
(c) Pepe.
(d) Ellen.

3. What does Joel do after witnessing the singing and exhortations during the religious service?
(a) Cowers in awe.
(b) Becomes angry.
(c) Cries.
(d) Laughs.

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

5. Who does Joel talk to at the end of the religious service?
(a) Zoo.
(b) Randolph.
(c) God.
(d) Amy.

6. What is Idabel going to retrieve from the creek in Chapter 5?
(a) Some shoes.
(b) Her dog.
(c) A rope.
(d) A watermelon.

7. What is the name of Randolph's mother?
(a) Annie Rose.
(b) Angela Lee.
(c) Roberta.
(d) Florabel.

8. What does Jesus Fever do for most of the journey to Joel's father's house at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Talks.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Eats.
(d) Laughs.

9. What is shouted to the Lord during the religious service?
(a) Thanks.
(b) Curses.
(c) Praise and prayers.
(d) Beggings for needs.

10. What does Zoo keep tied around her neck?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A rabbit's foot.
(c) A ribbon.
(d) A rope.

11. What is the name of the home to which Joel is moving in Chapter 1?
(a) The Princely Place.
(b) Drowning Pond.
(c) The Cloud Hotel.
(d) Skully's Landing.

12. What does Jesus Fever's granddaughter tell Joel he must attend on Sunday afternoons in Chapter 2?
(a) Civil ceremony.
(b) Sunday dinner.
(c) Religious service.
(d) A nature trek.

13. What does the eccentric hermit tell Joel in Chapter 5 that he wants to make for him?
(a) A good luck charm.
(b) A hat.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A charm.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the body of water that Joel must cross to retrieve the item the eccentric hermit wishes to make for him?

2. Who does Joel determine he will make his friend near the end of the religious service?

3. What instrument does Amy play in Chapter 4?

4. What is Joel doing at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. Who is described as a slight, dowdy woman in Chapter 2?

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