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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author go at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The lodge.
(b) The cabin.
(c) Another school.
(d) The woods.

2. What did the author and his family salvage in Chapter 6?
(a) Usable wood.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) Their car.
(d) A plant.

3. What was the prize for the competition the author and Tobey competed in?
(a) A silver pistol.
(b) A stuffed animal.
(c) Free tickets to other rides at the carnival.
(d) Cotton candy.

4. What was the name of the person the author mentioned being frightened by in Chapter 2?
(a) He gives no name.
(b) Victor.
(c) Vinny.
(d) Jean.

5. How does the author describe Jean and Dagmar when he leaves them to go with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?
(a) Bickering.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Quarreling.
(d) Fighting.

6. What was the name of the bitter pianist?
(a) Derek.
(b) Donald.
(c) Don.
(d) Dyer.

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

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

9. Which of the following does the author NOT describe about the place he stayed at, in Chapter 4?
(a) Sounds.
(b) Atmosphere.
(c) Tastes.
(d) Smells.

10. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 3?
(a) Selling hunting gear.
(b) Charging for private lessons on horseback riding.
(c) Cab rides.
(d) Renting his house out.

11. How many months pregnant was Dagmar in Chapter 6?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 9 months.

12. What does the prologue offer the reader?
(a) A background on the author's family.
(b) Describe's the author's visions.
(c) A sense of the author as a human being.
(d) An excuse to read more.

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

14. In Chapter 3, who said "I feel like I've been on this trip all my life"?
(a) The author's mom.
(b) Alison.
(c) Jean.
(d) The author.

15. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of Ligget's punishment?
(a) He got a stomach virus.
(b) He never went back to school.
(c) He was taken to the hospital with a broken jaw.
(d) The other boys were never punished.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the author's friend that he narrates about in Chapter 3?

2. Which of the following does the author NOT use to describe the sun in Chapter 6?

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

4. When was the author confronted by a teacher at Southbury?

5. In Chapter 5, who was the pianist jealous over?

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