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

2. Why is Connor angry with Lucas in Chapter 9?
(a) Lucas is not joining the track team.
(b) Lucas has not been over to see him lately.
(c) Lucas never mentioned his date with Libby.
(d) Connor is in love with Libby.

3. Who is Arnie?
(a) A boy who did not get a spot on the track team.
(b) Zoe's son.
(c) A boy who is angry that Lucas has been talking to Libby.
(d) An old friend of Roy's.

4. When Lucas tells Zoe he cannot take her dogs, what does she say to anger him?
(a) "You're not as helpful as I'd hoped you be."
(b) "I wouldn't have given them to you anyway."
(c) "You can't go running with the dogs again."
(d) "Then I guess I'll have to give them to someone else."

5. What has changed when Lucas visits the cemetery again?
(a) There's a new person buried there.
(b) Someone has put grafitti on one of the markers.
(c) The graveyard has been freshly mowed.
(d) The children's graves have new flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. As she soon as she looks in Lucas' eyes, what does Zoe say?

2. What has Lucas begun doing every morning?

3. Where is Roy at the beginning of the novel?

4. What do Lucas and Connor do at the park?

5. What movie does Lucas take Libby to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Connor's home.

2. What happens when Libby Weller approaches Lucas after one of his runs?

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

4. Why is Connor upset when Lucas finds him sunning in his backyard?

5. What happens when Lucas and Connor go to the park?

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

7. What does Lucas discover about Zoe's past?

8. What does Libby have to say about Connor?

9. How does Connor react when Lucas tells him about Zoe's past?

10. What happens to Lucas on his first walk in the woods?

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