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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happend to Darren Weller?
(a) He was hit by an ice cream truck.
(b) He drowned in the river.
(c) He lost his leg in the war.
(d) He broke his arm playing football in the park.

2. When Lucas finds no one home at Zoe's in Chapter 7, where does he eventually find her and the dogs?
(a) Swimming.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Painting.
(d) Running.

3. Where has Lucas decided to take Libby for their second date?
(a) For a walk in the park.
(b) Another movie.
(c) A picnic in the woods.
(d) For ice cream.

4. What does Lucas suggest he and the person he meets at the cabin in Chapter 3 use for measuring the door?
(a) A gallon bucket.
(b) A stopwatch.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A piece of string.

5. What do Connor and Lucas play in Connor's back yard in Chapter 5?
(a) Horseshoes.
(b) Croquet.
(c) Catch.
(d) HORSE.

6. What does Connor do in the middle of the game with Lucas in Chapter 5?
(a) Fall.
(b) Cheat.
(c) Cry.
(d) Forfeit.

7. Who do Lucas and Connor encounter in the park?
(a) Zoe.
(b) The two boys Lucas beat at track tryout.
(c) Libby Weller.
(d) Connor's parents.

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

9. What question does Libby ask Lucas?
(a) How come you never ask me anywhere?
(b) Why do you run so much?
(c) What happened to Zoe Dinsmore?
(d) Will you come talk to my brother?

10. At his track tryout, what confuses Lucas?
(a) The shoe spikes.
(b) The track lanes.
(c) The starter pistol.
(d) The starting blocks.

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

12. Why does Connor not like leaving his house?
(a) He is self-conscious about his looks.
(b) The ghost in his attic will not let him.
(c) He is afraid to leave his parents alone.
(d) He is nervous around crowds.

13. Why does Connor say he hopes his father returns?
(a) Because he misses him.
(b) Because he wants to borrow the car.
(c) Because he and his mom are worried about his father.
(d) Because his mother's upset.

14. Where is Roy at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Paris.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) New Orleans.

15. After the date, Lucas needs more advice from Zoe. What about this time?
(a) Where to kiss Libby without her parents watching.
(b) How to tell his parents that he is dating someone.
(c) How to take Libby out to eat when he has no money.
(d) How to tell Connor he is dating Libby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zoe insist on doing after her and Lucas' second date?

2. Why does Libby think Lucas has not had a girlfriend before?

3. What is Lucas worried the visitor at the cabin in Chapter 3 might do?

4. What must Lucas do before he and Libby can go on their date?

5. After the incident in the park, what does Connor ask Lucas?

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