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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Melanie when she first kissed Benji?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. What does Benji think of the concert in retrospect?
(a) It was just mediocre.
(b) It was better than he knew at the time.
(c) It was a waste of money.
(d) It was a huge deal for such a small town.

3. What does Benji's father get annoyed about with Benji's mother during the BBQ?
(a) She needs to gain some weight.
(b) She bought cheap paper plates.
(c) She needs to lose some weight.
(d) She never does her hair right.

4. Who is dating Erica?
(a) Randy.
(b) Benji.
(c) NP.
(d) Reggie.

5. Who suggests sneaking into Benji's old house?
(a) NP.
(b) Reggie.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Benji.

6. Where is Benji's sister during most of the novel?
(a) In college.
(b) Benji doesn't have a sister.
(c) With her boyfriend.
(d) Traveling in Europe.

7. What does Benji listen to one Saturday morning?
(a) His mother crying.
(b) A vacuum cleaner.
(c) His father drinking.
(d) A radio.

8. Why was the bouncer NP knew not working the door at the concert?
(a) The guy NP thought was a bouncer was just a phony.
(b) He got promoted.
(c) He got fired.
(d) He was arrested.

9. How does Benji see the headlights pull into the driveway of his old house?
(a) He's closing the window and sees the car.
(b) He sees their reflection in a glass of water.
(c) He has his eyes open while kissing Melanie.
(d) He catches a glimpse of them in the mirror.

10. What does Barry throw into the bonfire?
(a) A firecracker.
(b) A battery.
(c) His homework.
(d) His beer cans.

11. What kind of music does Benji prefer?
(a) Country.
(b) Top 40 songs.
(c) Rap.
(d) Jazz.

12. Who is able to get into the concert when they try a second time?
(a) NP and Benji.
(b) Reggie and Benji.
(c) Benji and Bobby.
(d) Benji and his girlfriend.

13. What kind of shoes does Benji imagine getting for the school year?
(a) Fancy shoes so people take him more seiously.
(b) Nike's.
(c) Puma's.
(d) Combat boots.

14. How does Benji describe his dad?
(a) As a kind man.
(b) As someone who would do anything for his sons.
(c) As an angry man.
(d) As an absent father.

15. With what does NP plan to bribe one of the bouncers at the concert?
(a) Money.
(b) Beer.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Free ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benji's family spend a great deal of time trying *not* to do?

2. What does Benji think of his father's BBQ at the end of Chapter 5?

3. How do NP and the others get home after they can't get into the concert?

4. Why does Reggie tell Benji he's ready to go back to the city?

5. Benji believes his father is ___________.

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