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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the religious service to be interrupted in Chapter 3?

2. What breaks the tension in the room for Joel in Chapter 4 while Amy is playing an instrument?

3. What color is the tennis ball that rolls into the room in Chapter 4?

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

5. What is the name of the man Jesus Fever's granddaughter married?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amy react to Joel's questions about his father in Chapter 2?

2. What is the nature of Joel's first conversation with Florabel?

3. How are Joel's feelings described when he inverts during his first prayer service?

4. How has Randolph been trying to get in touch with Pepe Alvarez through the mail?

5. How is Joel's first encounter with Zoo described?

6. What does Amy tell Joel regarding the history of his bedroom?

7. Why does Zoo wear a ribbon around her neck?

8. What is the nature of the letter Joel receives from his father in Chapter 1?

9. Why do Idabel and Florabel fight over a dog named Henry?

10. Why does Joel say he chooses to enter his own imaginary place in his head?

(see the answer keys)

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