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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Chapter 5 describe?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A string of temporary boarders, renting from Dagmar.
(c) The author's laugh.
(d) A carnival.

2. According to Chapter 1, what does a first person biography offer?
(a) A broader scope over its personal context.
(b) Paradox.
(c) A personal opinion about life.
(d) Historical insight.

3. What did the author fear about Southbury Training School?
(a) The people that lived there.
(b) The people that lived there and the attendants.
(c) The hallways.
(d) The attendants.

4. Who was Ligget?
(a) The name of the school gym.
(b) A frog.
(c) A boy who was put on "trial" by the other boys.
(d) The author's pet dog.

5. What is described at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) How the pianist hurt Dagmar.
(b) How the relationship of the pianist and Dagmar ended.
(c) How the author injured the pianist.
(d) How the author left home.

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

7. Where did the author take refuge after he and Tobey stopped exploring together?
(a) The dog house.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) The tree house.
(d) Under the front porch.

8. What does the author describe in the prologue?
(a) His peaceful and productive country life.
(b) His house.
(c) His job.
(d) His dreams.

9. How does the author describe his time with his friend in Chapter 3?
(a) Adventurous.
(b) Silent solitude and joy at the core.
(c) It is a bond that will last a lifetime.
(d) Fun.

10. According to Chapter 3, what did the author and his friend do in their free time?
(a) Camp.
(b) Go to baseball games.
(c) Explore the wilderness.
(d) Play house.

11. Where were the series of joke items purchased that were played on Jean by the pianist?
(a) The movie theater.
(b) Wal-Mart.
(c) The grovery store.
(d) A novelty store.

12. What other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) A conversation he had with his mom.
(b) Going fishing.
(c) A frightening encounter with Jean's alcoholic brother.
(d) A near death experience.

13. What does the author recall about the conditions of the person he remembers in Chapter 1?
(a) That he was rich.
(b) That he was a stable, reliable man.
(c) That he was poor.
(d) That he was in and out of mental hospitals during his childhood.

14. Why were the author and his family traveling at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) To travel and sing together.
(b) To visit his grandmother.
(c) To sell their car.
(d) To start a new life.

15. What does the author recall in the final section of Chapter 1?
(a) Waking in a white room filled with sunshine.
(b) His childhood friend.
(c) His dad's voice.
(d) His mom singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the person who told the author he lost do to make Tobey lose the game in Chapter 6?

2. Where was the author's apartment in Chapter 5?

3. What are the contents of Chapters 4 and 5 examples of?

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

5. Where did the author go with Tobey and his family in Chapter 6?

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