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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author awkwardly questioned about in Chapter 10?
(a) His deepest secrets.
(b) His dreams and ambitions in life.
(c) His sex life.
(d) His home life.

2. How old was Alison when the family left New York?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 17 years old.
(c) 20 years old.
(d) 16 years old.

3. In Chapter 3, what does the author mention he and his friend discovered together?
(a) A dead mule.
(b) A dead horse.
(c) A dead cat.
(d) A dead deer.

4. What was the atmosphere like at the experimental boarding school, according to the author?
(a) One with academic and personal feedom.
(b) Rigid.
(c) Playful and artsy.
(d) Strict and stern.

5. Where did the author go the day he parted with his friend in Chapter 3?
(a) His dad's.
(b) His paternal grandmother's.
(c) His sister, Alison's.
(d) His maternal grandmother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of Ligget's punishment?

2. Where was the Southbury Training School?

3. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. How did the author's father die?

5. According to the prologue, when did the author find himself racing home?

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