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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do Erica and her family arrive in Sag Harbor?
(a) A week or two after Benji's family does.
(b) On the 4th of July.
(c) A few weeks before the concert.
(d) A week or two before everyone else leaves.

2. What does Benji think of his father's BBQ at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) It's a waste of time and money.
(b) It's wonderful.
(c) It's weird for a vegetarian.
(d) It's awful.

3. Benji sneaks into his old house with ___________.
(a) Melanie, Reggie, NP, and Nick.
(b) Melanie and Reggie.
(c) Just Melanie.
(d) Melanie, Reggie, and NP.

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) Chapter 7.
(b) Tonight, We Improvise.
(c) Fast Girls, Slow Cars.
(d) Chasing the Dream.

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

6. What sets off Benji's father's explosive temper?
(a) Nearly anything.
(b) Hearing his children swear.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) Talking about his drinking problem.

7. Who stops by to ask about Benji's dad's BBQ?
(a) NP.
(b) The town mayor.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) All of Benji's friends.

8. Where does Benji run into Melanie?
(a) In the library.
(b) At the concert.
(c) In Jonni Waffle.
(d) Outside his house.

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

10. When Benji looks at the Sag Harbor adults, what does he imagine is the reason he can't figure out which one he will become?
(a) His future self is too important to return to Sag Habor ever again.
(b) He doesn't live past the age of 18.
(c) His future self is too scared to acknowledge himself to the younger Benji.
(d) His future self never returns to Sag Harbor.

11. Where did Benji first meet Melanie?
(a) New York City.
(b) Philadlelphia.
(c) Sag Harbor.
(d) Boston.

12. How do Benji and his friends hide their beer in the forest?
(a) Under some leaves.
(b) By putting it in a tree.
(c) By hanging it from a tree.
(d) By burying it.

13. What instructions are the children given about the bonfire?
(a) To cover it with sand.
(b) To let it die out.
(c) To put water on it to make sure it's out later.
(d) To make sure it stays going all night.

14. How often does Benji listen to the local radio station?
(a) Every day.
(b) Only at night.
(c) Maybe once or twice a summer.
(d) From time to time.

15. What does Benji worry will prevent him from seeing the concert?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) The bouncer at the door.
(c) His parents.
(d) His work schedule.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Benji's sister during most of the novel?

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

3. What happened to the band shortly after the concert?

4. What did Benji think of the concert at the time?

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

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