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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. What caused Old Nick to hurt Ma the previous night in "Unlying"?
(a) Ma slapped him.
(b) Jack ran out of the wardrobe.
(c) Jack's jeep fell on his head.
(d) Ma was screaming.

2. What book does Jack choose for Ma to read to him in "Presents"?
(a) Anne of Green Gables.
(b) Dylan the Digger.
(c) April Rabbits.
(d) Thomas the Tank Engine.

3. What is Jack's favorite card from the deck of cards in his room?
(a) The Ten of Spades.
(b) The Queen of Hearts.
(c) The Jack of Diamonds.
(d) The Five of Spades.

4. Who wrote The Runaway Bunny?
(a) Roald Dahl.
(b) Margaret Wise Brown.
(c) Jason Sylvester.
(d) Lewis Carroll.

5. What color eyes does Jack have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack decide to wear on his birthday in "Presents"?

2. What bedtime story does Ma tell Jack in "Presents"?

3. On what day of the week do Ma and Jack do laundry?

4. How does Jack describe the book cover of The Shack in "Unlying"?

5. By what name does Jack refer to Ma's captor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jack and Ma manage to "create" toys when they are trapped in Room?

2. Why has Ma's attitude changed in the beginning of "Unlying"? What does Jack make of this change?

3. Describe Jack's breakfast with Ma on his birthday in "Presents." What does Jack eat?

4. What does "Gone" mean in Jack's mind? What does Jack do when Ma is "Gone" in "Unlying"?

5. What leads to Ma's admitting that things in the TV are real in "Unlying"?

6. How does Jack define "real" and "pretend" in "Presents"?

7. What are your thoughts on Ma's breastfeeding Jack at the age of five? Why do you think she does this?

8. Why do you think that Ma flips the lights on and off before going to bed?

9. What is significant about Jack using beet juice as paint in the novel?

10. What does Ma's "Bad Tooth" symbolize in the narrative?

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