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

2. Why does Lucas never leave Ashby?
(a) He is too attached to Zoe to leave her.
(b) His conviction would keep him from getting a job anywhere else.
(c) He needed to look out for Roy and make sure he did not start doing drugs again.
(d) He promised Connor he would never leave.

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

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

5. What does Roy blame his injury on?
(a) His own clumsiness.
(b) A bad surgeon.
(c) Bad orders from a commanding officer.
(d) Lucas's letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lucas avoid going to Vietnam?

2. What part of Roy is injured?

3. The morning after Lucas's second date with Libby, what is his mother angry about?

4. What does Lucas do for a living?

5. What happens when Lucas's mother discovers Connor in Lucas's room in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucas learn about the gun?

2. What does Joe's story reveal about the differences between previous American wars and Vietnam?

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

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

5. When Lucas drops the gun into the river, he tells the river, "You owe me one." What does he mean?

6. How does Lucas's mother react when he tells her he is taking Roy to an NA meeting, and what does her reaction reveal about her?

7. Describe Lucas's relationship with Harris.

8. Why is Lucas not there when Darren talks to Roy?

9. Why does Roy ask Lucas to join the track team?

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

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