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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is most of the novel set?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1969.
(d) 2001.

2. Why does Lucas believe Libby Weller talks to him?
(a) She needs help in Spanish.
(b) She has a crush on him.
(c) Her brother is in Vietnam.
(d) Connor asked her to.

3. Who does Lucas discover he has beaten at the track tryouts?
(a) Two foreign exchange students.
(b) Two boys who had also been trying out for the team.
(c) Two junior high students.
(d) The track team's two best runners.

4. Why does Lucas's mom not want him to go to the woods?
(a) She does not want him to meet the woman who lives there.
(b) She is afraid a wild animal will attack him.
(c) She is afraid he will get lost.
(d) She worries he will come back with ticks.

5. What has Lucas begun doing every morning?
(a) Lifting weights.
(b) Doing push-ups.
(c) Running.
(d) Visiting Connor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Connor not like leaving his house?

2. Whose grave(s) catch Lucas's attention at the cemetery?

3. What does Lucas suggest he and the person he meets at the cabin in Chapter 3 use for measuring the door?

4. What has changed about the dogs?

5. What has Connor done without Lucas's permission?

(see the answer key)

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