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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the Wednesday NA meetings in Chapter 15?
(a) It happens in the morning instead of the evening.
(b) It takes place at the park.
(c) It is only for the addicts.
(d) Only men are allowed to attend.

2. How does Lucas get Connor's attention from downstairs in Chapter 11?
(a) He does jumping jacks on the lawn until Connor sees him.
(b) He makes the neighbor's dog bark.
(c) He yells up at Connor.
(d) He throws pebbles at his window.

3. What is scag?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) LSD.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

4. Where does Lucas go to get rid of the backpack in Chapter 16?
(a) The River.
(b) The Park.
(c) His own house.
(d) Zoe's cabin.

5. How many letters does Zoe write to Lucas while Lucas is in jail?
(a) 128.
(b) 310.
(c) 4000.
(d) 730.

6. How many years have passed since the summer of 1969?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

7. How old was Zoe when she died?
(a) 89.
(b) 93.
(c) 80.
(d) 72.

8. In Chapter 17, Roy says he would do everything the same again, but then what does he realize?
(a) That he'll never truly be able to walk again.
(b) That he has set about example for Lucas.
(c) That doing it all over again would mean getting addicted to drugs all over again.
(d) Coming home means someone else got sent to Vietnam.

9. What personal question does Lucas ask Zoe in Chapter 12?
(a) Why her children don't come to see her.
(b) Is she sorry for the accident.
(c) Did she drink and do drugs.
(d) How long she was married.

10. What does Darren ask Lucas to do?
(a) Make Roy visit a psychiatrist.
(b) Get Roy to NA meetings.
(c) Make sure Roy gets his pain medication.
(d) Call his sister.

11. Why does Roy say they loved Zoe so much even though she was scary?
(a) Because she had tried to commit suicide.
(b) Because she was on their side.
(c) Because at least she was better than their parents.
(d) Because the town had mistreated her.

12. Why does Lucas never leave Ashby?
(a) He is too attached to Zoe to leave her.
(b) He needed to look out for Roy and make sure he did not start doing drugs again.
(c) He promised Connor he would never leave.
(d) His conviction would keep him from getting a job anywhere else.

13. What does Roy confess to at the Monday night meeting in Chapter 17?
(a) Shooting himself in the foot.
(b) Getting a Vietnamese girl pregnant.
(c) Killing a Vietnamese soldier.
(d) Stealing another soldier's identity.

14. What does Roy say at his first NA meeting alone?
(a) That he is an addict.
(b) That his younger brother is waiting outside.
(c) His name.
(d) That he doesn't want to talk.

15. What happens when Connor leaves Lucas and the kitten to go to the bathroom?
(a) The kitten hisses at Lucas.
(b) The kitten hides under the bed.
(c) Connor's mother knocks on his door.
(d) Lucas gets into Connor's bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucas do for a living?

2. What does Darren tell Lucas about Vietnam?

3. How does Lucas avoid going to Vietnam?

4. How does Lucas actually get rid of the backpack in Chapter 16?

5. Who takes Roy and Lucas home after the Wednesday NA meeting in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

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