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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do Libby's parents signal her to come in?
(a) They knock twice on the front window.
(b) They knock twice on the front door.
(c) They turn the porch light off and on.
(d) They cough loudly from inside.

4. On what day does Lucas get his allowance?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Wednesdays.

5. Where does Lucas go at 4 a.m. when he cannot sleep?
(a) Zoe's house.
(b) Libby's house.
(c) Connor's house.
(d) To run in the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the visitor at the cabin in Chapter 3 make Lucas promise to tell Zoe?

2. In what year is most of the novel set?

3. What do Connor and Lucas play in Connor's back yard in Chapter 5?

4. In the park, how does Connor react to the track boys' behavior toward Lucas?

5. When Lucas finally looks in the cabin's window for the first time, what does he see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is his mother's response when Lucas tells her he saved someone's life?

2. Why is Lucas having trouble deciding about a second date, and how does Zoe help him?

3. What does Lucas discover in the graveyard?

4. Describe Connor's home.

5. How does Zoe respond to Lucas worrying about her?

6. How does Lucas wind up with a spot on the track team?

7. How does Zoe get confused when Lucas asks her about Connor?

8. What do Lucas and Libby talk about after the movie?

9. What do Lucas and Darren talk about before the date with Libby?

10. What prevents Lucas from asking Libby to go on a picnic with him?

(see the answer keys)

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