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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. Where does Pat hear an argument taking place?
(a) A hardware store.
(b) A cafe.
(c) Doc's car.
(d) At the house.

2. At the diner, what does Doc promise to do for Pat?
(a) Plan a fishing trip.
(b) Buy Pat a puppy.
(c) Find Pat a job.
(d) Teach him Japanese.

3. What does Pat give to Doc in Chapter 4?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A wad of cash.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A sandwich.

4. What does the parole officer catch Pat doing?
(a) Drinking alcohol.
(b) Cross-dressing.
(c) Breaking the terms of his parole.
(d) Kissing Madeline.

5. What does Pat spend a few days wondering about?
(a) How to confess his feelings to Madeline.
(b) How to extricate himself from Doc's plans.
(c) How to find a better job.
(d) How to avoid Lila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Pat ineligible for parole?

2. What does the house where Doc and Pat live look like?

3. What does Pat give to the parole officer who sneaks into Madeline's apartment ?

4. What does Pat tell Madeline in Chapter 11?

5. What do Pat and Madeline promise to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Doc steal money from the college?

2. What does Pat reveal to Madeline and the parole officer in Chapter 12? Why does he do this?

3. Pat overhears Doc arguing with another man by his car. What does Pat conclude about the argument between Doc and the other man?

4. What do the documents that Doc is looking at say about Pat?

5. Describe Myrtle Briscoe.

6. What does Lila do to make Pat uncomfortable?

7. What documents is Doc looking at in Chapter 1?

8. Why does Madeline caution Pat to be careful around Doc?

9. Why was Pat tried as an adult instead of a juvenile when he was seventeen?

10. Why doesn't Madeline share her life story with Pat?

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