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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. In Chapter 15, why does Connor come by to see Lucas the morning after the NA meeting?
(a) To tell Lucas about the gun.
(b) To tell Lucas his father has come home.
(c) To ask Lucas how the first meeting went.
(d) To apologize because he has not seen Lucas lately.

2. Why is Roy meeting with Zoe when Lucas finds them in Chapter 18?
(a) To ask her to stop seeing Lucas.
(b) To convince her to come back to the NA meetings.
(c) To ask her to be his sponsor.
(d) To tell her more about his experience in Vietnam.

3. What is the last thing Lucas's mother says to him?
(a) "I want you to stop seeing that Zoe Dinsmore woman."
(b) "I was always disappointed that you never married Libby Weller."
(c) "Please make sure to take care of your brother."
(d) "I know I wasn't a good mother, and I'm sorry."

4. What drug does the NA leader say he was given in Vietnam?
(a) Xanax.
(b) Lithium.
(c) Dexedrine.
(d) LSD.

5. What does Lucas discover in Chapter 16 while Connor is in the bathroom?
(a) Drugs.
(b) A letter from Connor to Zoe.
(c) The gun.
(d) A package of cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Roy say they loved Zoe so much even though she was scary?

2. Where does Lucas make his discovery in Connor's room in Chapter 16?

3. Why does Connor refuse Lucas's offer to let him run with the dogs?

4. Why does Connor say it is so easy to talk to Zoe?

5. Who shows up at the Monday night NA meeting in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Roy come home from Vietnam?

2. What was wrong with Lucas's letters to Roy?

3. What big idea does Lucas have when he cannot sleep?

4. How did Lucas avoid Vietnam and why?

5. What does Zoe say at the meeting?

6. How does Roy react to Joe's offer to help?

7. What mistake does Lucas make twice with Roy?

8. How exactly does Connor explain to Lucas that he is no longer suicidal?

9. How did Zoe protect Roy from the town, and what is significant about it?

10. What did Lucas know and not know about Zoe?

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