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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What room are Joel and the others in after dinner?
(a) The backyard.
(b) The parlor.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The barn.

3. Who does Florabel tell Joel has a crush on him?
(a) Idabel.
(b) Dolores.
(c) Amy.
(d) Randolph.

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

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

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

7. Who is described as a slight, dowdy woman in Chapter 2?
(a) Amy.
(b) Zoo.
(c) Dolores.
(d) Annie Rose.

8. What is the name of the man Jesus Fever's granddaughter married?
(a) Sam.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Keg.
(d) John Brown.

9. 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) Amy.
(d) Ed.

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

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

12. 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) Cedar Creek.
(b) Cloudy Stream.
(c) Drowning Pond.
(d) Rushing Brook.

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

14. How many children does Joel's aunt Ellen have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the nasty red haired girl Joel tries to apprehend for a local man in Chapter 1?

3. In what state is Paradise Chapel located?

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

5. What does Amy tell Joel that the house doesn't have because Randolph doesn't approve of it?

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