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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 oath do friends John and Lorraine make at the beginning of the book regarding Mr. Pignati?
(a) Take a picture of him.
(b) Hide and protect him.
(c) Keep his secret safe.
(d) Record his story.

2. Lorraine says that John's father is proud of ripping off:
(a) The electric company.
(b) His own son.
(c) The insurance company.
(d) His secretary.

3. John and Lorraine's book spans what length of time?
(a) Two days.
(b) A few months.
(c) Two decades.
(d) Four years.

4. Why do John and Lorraine start referring to Mr. Pignati as "the Pigman"?
(a) His messy house and his appearance.
(b) His name and his collection of pigs.
(c) His name and his appearance.
(d) His messy house and his pink nose.

5. At the zoo, Lorraine observes a series of bad omens including an attack by a _____.
(a) Lemur.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Seagull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Pignati buy Lorraine and John at the zoo?

2. When Lorraine asks about an old photograph of Mrs. Pignati, what does Mr. Pignati do?

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

4. What is one thing that John says he likes about Mr. Pignati?

5. What happens to Lorraine's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Lorraine has a crush on John?

2. What quality above all others does John like about Mr. Pignati?

3. What does Mr. Pignati purchase for Lorraine and John at Beekman's?

4. Describe telephone marathon, the game John and Lorraine play with a couple of their friends.

5. Can the reader figure out the fate of Mr. Pignati from the first chapter?

6. Describe the picture of her parents that Lorraine keeps.

7. Is Lorraine's choice of Mr. Pignati's name from the phone book random?

8. Why does John feel that everything he does at home is wrong?

9. Describe John's impression of Mr. Pignati upon meeting the man for the first time.

10. Does John have any interest in the part-time job his parents are trying to get for him?

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