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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. In Chapter Three, John tells us that Mr. Pignati calls John and Lorraine what?
(a) Loud.
(b) Expressive.
(c) Youthful.
(d) Delightful.

2. John explains that Lorraine may remember big words, but he remembers _______.
(a) Setting.
(b) Action.
(c) Plot.
(d) Feelings.

3. John reveals that he wants to be what?
(a) Actor.
(b) Singer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Firefighter.

4. Lorraine feels that John needs to make up interesting stories about his life because he is _______.
(a) A scoundrel.
(b) Mentally ill.
(c) Bored.
(d) Protecting himself.

5. Lorraine figures that Miss Stewart does what?
(a) Gets arrested.
(b) Joins the circus.
(c) Loses her job.
(d) Becomes an old maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is John angry at Lorraine's mother?

2. How do Lorraine and John find Mr. Pignati?

3. When Lorraine and John start to mimic the apes at the zoo, she says she's surprised that Mr. Pignati does what?

4. What oath do friends John and Lorraine make at the beginning of the book regarding Mr. Pignati?

5. What does John say happens to all the people who work with his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Prior to John's and Lorraine's first face to face meeting with Mr. Pignati, is Lorraine eager to meet the man?

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

3. Which son does John's father favor, him or his brother?

4. How does Lorraine feel about Mr. Pignati when the police take her and John to their homes after the party breaks up?

5. What angers Lorraine about the toy department at Beekman's department store?

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

7. Describe John's relationship with authority figures.

8. Explain what Lorraine says about the book reports she and John write.

9. After the wild party at Mr. Pignati's house, how do John and Lorraine try to make their amends to their elderly friend?

10. How does Mr. Pignati receive John and Lorraine at the hospital?

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