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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Roy ask a favor of Lucas at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Darren has asked him to.
(b) He did not make the track team himself.
(c) He thinks Lucas needs a summer hobby.
(d) He is embarassed.

2. Walking to the next Monday meeting, in Chapter 17, what favor does Roy ask of Lucas?
(a) To call Libby Weller.
(b) To keep NA a secret from their parents.
(c) To join the track team.
(d) To sit outside the meeting again.

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

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

5. What street do Lucas and Connor live on?
(a) Porter Avenue.
(b) Maryland Circle.
(c) Vine Street.
(d) Deerskill Lane.

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

7. What does Connor say when Lucas makes his discovery in Connor's room in Chapter 16?
(a) "Please don't tell Zoe about it."
(b) "That's the only thing I've ever lied to you about."
(c) "I knew you'd think it was cool."
(d) "You shouldn't go snooping in other people's things."

8. Roy says he will go into the first NA meeting, but only on what condition?
(a) That he go in alone.
(b) That he can leave any time he wants to.
(c) That he does not have to say anything.
(d) That Lucas goes in with him.

9. Where does Connor's kitten like to hide?
(a) In the closet.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) Under Connor's clothes.

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

11. Why does Connor say it is so easy to talk to Zoe?
(a) Because she is not part of his normal life.
(b) Because she is much older than his parents.
(c) Because she has had to go through hard times too.
(d) Because her house is in the woods, away from town.

12. What does Lucas discover the last time he visit's Zoe's cabin?
(a) That she kept a journal about him.
(b) That she kept pictures of the dead children.
(c) That she buried the two dogs behind the outhouse.
(d) That she grew the flowers for the children's graves.

13. What is Roy searching for when Lucas returns from his run in Chapter 14?
(a) The keys to the family car.
(b) His crutches.
(c) The pain medications.
(d) A beer.

14. What does Darren tell Lucas about Vietnam?
(a) "I can never tell my parents the truth about what happened over there."
(b) "I'm just sorry I lost my leg."
(c) "It's a terrible war, but it's for a noble cause."
(d) "If I had to do it over again, I would't go."

15. What does Lucas's mother tell him about Zoe that he did not know?
(a) She kept driving the bus even after the accident.
(b) She had problems with alcohol and drugs.
(c) She made one of the children's mothers cry in public.
(d) She had an affair with the father of one of the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucas discover in Chapter 16 while Connor is in the bathroom?

2. What is the last thing Lucas's mother says to him?

3. Who leads the NA meetings?

4. In Chapter 13, who is the first person who comes to visit Roy?

5. Why does Lucas never leave Ashby?

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