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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Barnes surprise Lucas when he arrives to see Connor in Chapter 16?
(a) She smiles at him.
(b) She scolds him.
(c) She sings at him.
(d) She refuses to answer the door.

2. Why does Roy say he is nervous about getting back upstairs in Chapter 13?
(a) Because he wants to hear what his mother has to say to Lucas about his condition.
(b) Because he is embarrassed about Lucas seeing him in a weakened condition.
(c) Because he wants to find more pain medication while he is downstairs.
(d) Because talking to Darren has left him too emotional to try going back up.

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

4. When Connor returns home from the woods, in Chapter 16, who has been calling him?
(a) Connor.
(b) Libby.
(c) Darren.
(d) Mrs. Barnes.

5. After telling Zoe about Roy, what does Lucas ask her about Connor?
(a) Whether he took his father's gun.
(b) Whether Connor is still his friend.
(c) Whether he needs to see a psychiatrist.
(d) Whether she thinks his father will ever come back.

6. Who trips over Lucas in the dark outside of the NA meeting?
(a) Connor.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Roy.
(d) Libby.

7. What is Lucas's mother doing when Lucas and Roy return from the NA meeting in Chapter 15?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Crying.
(d) Watching television.

8. What does Roy tell Lucas their mother has forgotten to do in Chapter 13?
(a) Give him his pain medication.
(b) Change his sheets.
(c) Bring him his lunch.
(d) Help him with his walking exercises.

9. What color is Connor's new kitten?
(a) Orange.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

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

11. Who shows up at the Monday night NA meeting in Chapter 17?
(a) Zoe.
(b) Mr. Barnes.
(c) Darren.
(d) Mrs. Barnes.

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

13. What did Zoe's husband once do to himself?
(a) Wrecked his car while driving drunk.
(b) Poured boiling water on his hand.
(c) Got lost in the woods.
(d) Shot himself in the foot.

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

15. What does Roy ask for in return for his promise to Lucas in Chapter 14?
(a) That Lucas be nicer to their father.
(b) That Lucas help him find his pain medication.
(c) That Lucas promise not to go to Vietnam when he is 18.
(d) That their mom and dad will not drive them.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lucas arrives at Connor's house in Chapter 11, what is Connor doing?

2. What is different about the Wednesday NA meetings in Chapter 15?

3. How does Lucas avoid going to Vietnam?

4. Why does Lucas try to beat Connor to Zoe's cabin in the morning?

5. When Lucas's mother returns in Chapter 13, why is she angry with Lucas?

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