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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a freshman, John is known for orchestrating childish pranks and even has the nickname of the ________.
(a) Classroom Prankster.
(b) Bathroom Bomber.
(c) Teacher Terrorizer.
(d) Freshman Trickster.

2. Friends John and Lorraine attend what high school?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Johnson.

3. Lorraine talks about an entire book report John writes based on just ______.
(a) The title.
(b) One page of the book.
(c) The back cover.
(d) What he hears about the book.

4. Who does Mr. Pignati bring up in his first phone conversation with Lorraine?
(a) The city's mayor.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) The school's principal.

5. Mr. Pignati says that his wife is where?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Illinois.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

6. When Lorraine's mother tells her to skip school the next day to help her clean their house, the teen says what?
(a) She has a test in Latin.
(b) She has an archaeology report due.
(c) She's giving a class presentation.
(d) She hates housecleaning.

7. How does Lorraine feel about her own appearance?
(a) She's not beautiful, but she's attractive enough.
(b) Her sincere eyes are her best feature.
(c) She's not the prettiest girl around.
(d) Appearances don't matter, so she doesn't care about how she looks.

8. During her first phone conversation with Mr. Pignati, Lorraine starts to laugh. What does Mr. Pignati do?
(a) Asks to speak with her manager.
(b) Says she has a lovely laugh.
(c) Asks her to share the joke with him.
(d) Hangs up.

9. While looking around Mr. Pignati's house, John finds a closet full of what?
(a) Romance novels.
(b) His wife's clothes.
(c) Old pictures and letters.
(d) Pig knick knacks.

10. What does John's father say to him about his brother Kenneth?
(a) Kenneth is struggling with a drug addiction.
(b) Kenneth is thinking of joining the army.
(c) The two brothers are nothing alike.
(d) The two brothers could be twins, if not for their age difference.

11. After the zoo trip, John considers Mr. Pignati to be_____.
(a) Eccentric but sweet and generous.
(b) Mysterious and frightening.
(c) Harmless but a bit crazy.
(d) Boring and stuffy.

12. Why is John angry at Lorraine's mother?
(a) She refuses to talk to him.
(b) She distorts facts regarding Lorraine's appearance.
(c) She constantly mocks him.
(d) She accuses Lorraine of lying and stealing.

13. High school students John and Lorraine are______.
(a) Juniors.
(b) Sophomores.
(c) Freshmen.
(d) Seniors.

14. John says that Lorraine becomes what?
(a) Writer.
(b) Dancer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Physicist.

15. The Pigman recounts the friendship between two sophomores and their _____________.
(a) Supportive teachers.
(b) Adult friend.
(c) Beloved parents.
(d) Baboon friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Two, Lorraine explains that she and John feel they need to write about what?

2. When does Lorraine meet John?

3. John and Lorraine's book spans what length of time?

4. After finding a number of items belonging to Mrs. Pignati, John realizes that she _____.

5. Lorraine is concerned that John ___________.

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