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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. Why does the person Dick buys breakfast for in Chapter 2 hide in the doorway at the restaurant?
(a) To be more attractive.
(b) To avoid a man.
(c) To not pay his bill.
(d) To not pay her bill.

2. What does Henry need to buy in order to get a new job in Chapter 18?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Ties.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Books.

3. What do Dick and Fosdick buy together in Chapter 16?
(a) A table.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A paper.

4. How old was Dick when his mother died?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.

5. What is Dick's salary in Chapter 27?
(a) 100 dollars a week.
(b) 20 dollars a week.
(c) 10 dollars a week.
(d) 50 dollars a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frank and Dick stop for ice cream in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Frank return to in Chapter 10 with Dick because he is tired?

3. What did the clerk do with the bills?

4. Who is Dick's first customer?

5. What did the store owner ultimately do to the store clerk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the change that Dick undergoes in Chapter 12.

2. How does Dick help Tom, the boot-black?

3. How does Dick reveal his honesty to Mr. Greyson in Chapter 15?

4. How do the boot blacks react to Dick's new clothes in Chapters 14 and 15?

5. How does Dick get the money back from the swindler on the ferry in Chapter 11?

6. Compare Frank and Dick.

7. Describe Dick's reaction to his letter from Frank Whitney.

8. Describe Dick's early history.

9. How are Henry and Dick closer to achieving their goals by the end of Chapter 27?

10. What does Dick have to change in order to be acceptable in society in Chapter 1?

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