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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is in the hospital?
(a) Libby Weller.
(b) Zoe Dinsmore.
(c) Roy Painter.
(d) Connor Barnes.

3. What keeps interrupting Lucas as he reads his brother's letter?
(a) His parents' fighting.
(b) A dog in the backyard barking.
(c) A car stereo.
(d) A blaring television.

4. Why does Lucas decide he and Libby are through?
(a) She suggests that his mother may have a drinking problem.
(b) She makes assumptions about his mother and Zoe without knowing them.
(c) She says he is just like Connor.
(d) She tells him she is in favor of the Vietnam War.

5. Talking about how he is dressed for his date, what does Lucas call himself?
(a) Poor Boy.
(b) Overkill Boy.
(c) Lover Boy.
(d) Fancy Boy.

6. What has Zoe avoided in Chapter 7?
(a) Getting wet.
(b) Feeding the dogs.
(c) Painting the river.
(d) Having breakfast.

7. Why is Connor angry with Lucas in Chapter 9?
(a) Lucas never mentioned his date with Libby.
(b) Lucas has not been over to see him lately.
(c) Lucas is not joining the track team.
(d) Connor is in love with Libby.

8. According to Zoe, why will people in the town not forgive her?
(a) When children die, people cannot get over what might have been.
(b) If it was an accident, it could happen to them too.
(c) She never admitted she was sorry.
(d) She did not leave town, but she stayed in the woods.

9. When Lucas falls to his knees in front of Zoe, what does he ask her?
(a) To help him up.
(b) To meet Connor.
(c) Not to go.
(d) To meet Libby.

10. What is Lucas favorite ice cream?
(a) Pralines and Cream.
(b) Black walnut with extra walnuts.
(c) Mint chocolate chip with carmel topping.
(d) Chocolate ice cream with the chocolate coating.

11. What town does Lucas live in?
(a) Sioux Falls.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Ashby.
(d) Watson.

12. Why did Zoe not stop Lucas from taking her dogs running?
(a) She was scared of him.
(b) She hoped he would take them.
(c) He looked trustworthy.
(d) She did not have the energy.

13. What does Lucas say Zoe is built like?
(a) A tank.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A brick house.
(d) A flag pole.

14. Who does Lucas meet the next time he visits the cabin, in Chapter 3?
(a) Zoe Dinsmore's son.
(b) Zoe Dinsmore's daughter.
(c) Zoe Dinsmore's granddaughter.
(d) Zoe Dinsmore's husband.

15. What does Darren ask Lucas when Lucas picks Libby up for their date?
(a) How Roy is doing.
(b) If he is going to be on the track team.
(c) Where he lives.
(d) What time he will get Libby home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucas do for the person in the hospital?

2. Why is Lucas's mother concerned about him?

3. What does Connor confess to Lucas in Chapter 5?

4. What has changed about the dogs?

5. What is Connor doing when Lucas next visits in Chapter 9?

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