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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ube give to Redemption and Jam when they tell him what they are looking for in Chapter 8?
(a) Video tapes.
(b) Books.
(c) Pamphlets.
(d) Magazines.

2. Why does Jam tell Redemption Pet looks particularly scary?
(a) It has sharp teeth.
(b) It has terrible breath.
(c) It does not have eyes.
(d) It brings darkness with it.

3. Who is one of the only adults who learned sign language when Jam began communicating this way?
(a) Beloved.
(b) Hibiscus.
(c) Malachite.
(d) Smote.

4. Who is the only one Malachite will let help her in the kitchen?
(a) Beloved.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Moss.
(d) Glass.

5. What is one of Redemption's favorite foods?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Fried plantains.
(c) Pate.
(d) Apple fritters.

6. What does Pet tell Jam about involving more adults in the hunt in Chapter 8?
(a) To get as many adults involved as possible.
(b) Not to do it, or to do it only if necessary.
(c) To only tell Jam's mother.
(d) No adults could be trusted.

7. What does Redemption tell Jam he wants to believe about the situation with Moss?
(a) That he, Redemption, is wrong.
(b) That Moss will like school eventually.
(c) That Moss will ask Jam for help.
(d) That his parents can save Moss.

8. Why does Redemption say he thinks Jam wants to go to the library?
(a) To get a book about makeup.
(b) To see the cat who lives there.
(c) To see Moss.
(d) To see Ube.

9. What does Jam realize is outweighing Redemption's fear of meeting Pet?
(a) His enthusiasm.
(b) His anger.
(c) His intelligence.
(d) His suspicion.

10. What is Redemption's reaction to Jam's telling him about Pet?
(a) He thinks she is lying.
(b) He thinks she is joking.
(c) He is amazed, but convinced.
(d) He thinks she is sick.

11. In Chapter 9, why does Jam feel responsible for Redemption's distress?
(a) Because she is angry with him.
(b) Because she depends on him too much.
(c) Because she started him thinking about monsters.
(d) Because she told him a lie many years ago.

12. What does Ube say when he sees Jam and Redemption coming in?
(a) They are his favorite researchers.
(b) They need to help him re-shelve books.
(c) The library is closing soon.
(d) They should find a way to get the information from school.

13. What does Pet do while Jam and Redemption look at the materials in the library?
(a) Skulks around opening doors.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Watches television in the corner.
(d) Goes and watches Ube.

14. Why does Ube say he gives Redemption and Jam the materials in Chapter 8 even though their parents might be upset?
(a) He wants them to keep coming to the library.
(b) He wants them to write their own stories.
(c) He wants to upset their parents sometimes.
(d) He does not want to keep knowledge from them.

15. Where do Jam and Redemption go right after the library?
(a) Jam's house.
(b) School.
(c) Ube's house.
(d) Their favorite restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Redemption leave Jam's house in a state of anger in Chapter 9?

2. What does Jam desperately not want to tell Redemption?

3. What does Pet tell Jam has advantages when "you are a thing that does not fit" (122)?

4. What does Jam tell Redemption about the pamphlets when they start reading them?

5. What is Malachite making that Jam is looking forward to?

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