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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. Mr. Pignati's home is _____.
(a) Behind an iron gate.
(b) Old and rundown.
(c) Large and inviting.
(d) Painted brightly.

2. John feels that the only things Lorraine lacks in are what?
(a) Confidence and self-esteem.
(b) Assertiveness and courage.
(c) Persistence and creativity.
(d) Passion and drive.

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

4. Why does Lorraine stop by the home of her teacher, Miss Stewart?
(a) Get help with algebra.
(b) Pick up a book.
(c) Talk about a personal matter.
(d) Drop off papers.

5. John says that Miss King tries to what?
(a) Trick students.
(b) Act tough.
(c) Spy on him.
(d) Be hip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mr. Pignati bring up in his first phone conversation with Lorraine?

3. When does Lorraine meet John?

4. In the first chapter of The Pigman, John explains that he and Lorraine are writing a book on a typewriter where?

5. What nickname does John give his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do John and Lorraine gained through Mr. Pignati's death?

2. How do John and Lorraine discover that Mrs. Pignati passes away?

3. Why does Lorraine feel a sense of compassion for her mother?

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

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

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

7. What reason does Lorraine give for undertaking the writing project she's working on with John?

8. Mr. Pignati spends a week recovering at the hospital. By the end of that week, how are Lorraine and John treating each other?

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

10. What does Mr. Pignati encounter when a taxi brings him home as the teens' party is going full swing?

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