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

2. What is the name of the owner of the café who asks Sam to give Joel a ride?
(a) Sydney Katz.
(b) Sam Radclif.
(c) Ed Samson.
(d) Roberta V. Lacey.

3. What does Amy tell Joel that the house doesn't have because Randolph doesn't approve of it?
(a) Paintings and decorations.
(b) Plumbing and electricity.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Plumbing.

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. To where does Jesus Fever's granddaughter tell Joel she plans to move after her grandfather dies?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Amy plays music in Chapter 4, what does Randolf whisper to Joel?

2. Who does Randolph tell Joel has been filling him with too many stories in Chapter 4?

3. What does Joel do after witnessing the singing and exhortations during the religious service?

4. 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?

5. Who does Joel write a letter to at the beginning of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Zoo and Jesus Fever's religious service cut short?

2. What is the nature of Joel and Idabel's interaction at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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

4. How does Randolph comfort Joel at the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. How is Joel's haircut given by Zoo described?

6. What happens at the Landing after Jesus Fever dies?

7. How is Miss Wisteria described when Joel and Idabel first meet her?

8. How does Randolph injure Ed Samson?

9. What is Joel's reaction when he is asked to move in with his father?

10. What does Joel find in the mailbox at the Landing at the end of Chapter 5?

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