View a FREE sample

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) Jesus Fever.
(b) Zoo.
(c) Ed.
(d) Amy.

2. 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?
(a) Cloudy Stream.
(b) Cedar Creek.
(c) Rushing Brook.
(d) Drowning Pond.

3. What does Amy request to do that brings Joel out of his head in Chapter 4?
(a) For Joel to meet his father.
(b) Permission to play an instrument.
(c) To eat dinner.
(d) To be read to.

4. What causes the religious service to be interrupted in Chapter 3?
(a) Randolph interupts them.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) The mule gets loose.
(d) It's dinner time.

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

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

7. What does Amy tell Joel that Randolph had suffered from making him unable to wait up on him in Chapter 2?
(a) A mental breakdown.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) A panic attack.
(d) An asthma attack.

8. Who smokes cigarettes during dinner in Chapter 4?
(a) Amy.
(b) Ed.
(c) Pepe.
(d) Randolph.

9. While Amy plays music in Chapter 4, what does Randolf whisper to Joel?
(a) That he is in love with him.
(b) That his father is dead.
(c) That he hopes he likes him.
(d) That he hates him.

10. To which place does the eccentric hermit tell Joel he must come to retrieve the item he wants to make for him?
(a) The town square.
(b) The riverbank.
(c) His house.
(d) The local bar.

11. What is Joel's father's name?
(a) John Brown.
(b) Sydney Katz.
(c) Ed Samson.
(d) Keg Brown.

12. What does Randolph and Amy seem incapable of providing to Joel after the tennis ball enters the room?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Direct answers.
(d) Comfort.

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

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

15. What is the occupation of the local who offers Joel a nickel if he will stop a girl from throwing rocks at his shop?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A sheriff.
(c) A cook.
(d) A barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the owner of the café who asks Sam to give Joel a ride?

2. What is Idabel going to retrieve from the creek in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the truck driver drinking a beer at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What does Joel pray for at the end of Chapter 3?

5. Whose marriage does Randolph discuss with Joel in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 481 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample