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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is appalled that Joel is not offended by Idabel's actions and habits?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Florabel.
(c) Angela Lee.
(d) Amy.

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

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

4. What does Florabel bemoan about her sister when talking with Joel in Chapter 5?
(a) Her love for her dog.
(b) Her rebelliousness.
(c) Her tomboy ways.
(d) Her stupidity.

5. In Chapter 2, who does Amy tell Joel had planned a party in his honor the night before but that he had missed?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Ed.
(c) Keg Brown.
(d) Jesus Fever.

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

7. What does Randolph and Amy's circuitous conversation force Joel to enter in Chapter 4?
(a) His own imaginary place.
(b) To become sick.
(c) A coma-like state.
(d) Hiding.

8. What is the name of the restaurant that is first seen in the book?
(a) Cloud Hotel.
(b) The Carnival.
(c) Morning Star Café.
(d) Skully's Landing.

9. Who does Joel meet for the first time at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Randolph.
(b) His father.
(c) Little Sunshine.
(d) Amy.

10. Which of the following cities had Randolph not tried to mail a letter to a man named Pepe Alvarez?
(a) Fukuoka.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Amsterdam.

11. What is the name of the company the truck driver in the opening scene works for?
(a) Noon City.
(b) Turpentine Company.
(c) Skully's Landing.
(d) Princely Place.

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

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

14. What kind of bird does Amy chase around Joel's room?
(a) Blue jay.
(b) Cardinal.
(c) Robin.
(d) Hummingbird.

15. How many gunshots does Joel hear at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joel catch sight of on Zoo during the religious service?

2. What does Joel place in a box along with a feather that he had taken from Sam Radclif's truck?

3. When he reverts inward during the religious service, what does Joel say his life has done to a point where he is trapped with crazy people? w

4. To where does Jesus Fever's granddaughter tell Joel she plans to move after her grandfather dies?

5. What does the item that the eccentric hermit brings to Zoo supposed to have?

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