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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ned's reason for coming on the trip?
(a) He needs to find a wife
(b) He needs to open a bank account
(c) He has more right than Boon or Lucius
(d) Boon and Lucius need an adult

2. What is Ludus' excuse for not returning with the team?
(a) He sprained his ankle
(b) A wheel had broken on the wagon
(c) He got lost
(d) He was robbed

3. What did the family develop in the car to protect them?
(a) A screen
(b) Seat belts
(c) A roof
(d) An emergency brake

4. Which two characters will walk behind Sam and Boon?
(a) Otis and Lucius
(b) Ned and Minnie
(c) Corrie and Ned
(d) Ned and Lucius

5. What special something does Minnie have?
(a) Diamond-studded glasses
(b) A marble eye
(c) A swan-like neck
(d) A gold tooth

6. How does Ned want to win back the vehicle?
(a) In a running race
(b) In a game of marbles
(c) In a game of cards
(d) In a horse race

7. Where does Lucius say they are staying in Memphis?
(a) A hotel
(b) A boarding house
(c) A motel
(d) A squat

8. What does the man say the price is to pull the vehicle from the mud?
(a) $10
(b) $12
(c) $8
(d) $6

9. Where does Grandfather die?
(a) New Orleans
(b) Memphis
(c) Bay St. Louis
(d) Orange County

10. Where do the men drive to in this chapter?
(a) Porky's
(b) Sea World
(c) Memphis
(d) Ballenbaugh's

11. What does Boon press against the axle to get the car out of the hole?
(a) A spanner
(b) His foot
(c) A wedge
(d) A jack

12. Who does Miss Reba ask Miss Corrie to ring?
(a) Sam
(b) Joe
(c) Mr. Binford
(d) Grandfather

13. In what drawer in his desk does father keep his pistol?
(a) The middle drawer
(b) The top drawer
(c) The bottom drawer
(d) The second drawer

14. What does the vehicle get stuck in?
(a) Mud
(b) Sand
(c) A ditch
(d) A hole

15. What is the full name of the story's narrator?
(a) Boon Hogganback
(b) John Powell
(c) Lucius Priest
(d) Lucas Pest

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Mr. Ballot supposed to open the garage?

2. How much does Boon offer father?

3. What is Ballenbaugh's?

4. What is Grandfather Priest's job?

5. Which room are Lucius and Boon staying in?

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