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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Jean travel to get the things he needed to begin his plans of making money in Chapter 3?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) Up the road.
(d) North.

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

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

5. Why did Tobey have to accompany his father to work in Chapter 6?
(a) To manage the fields.
(b) To keep him company.
(c) To work for him.
(d) To keep him sober.

6. What is understood about the author and his perception of the people he introduces in Chapters 2 and 3?
(a) He understands the people more while writing about them, rather than when he was living it.
(b) He needs them.
(c) He hates them.
(d) He loves and feels supports from them.

7. When did the author and Tobey begin to explore the English language's crudities?
(a) On a lunch break.
(b) During a camping trip.
(c) In Tobey's bedroom.
(d) On a hiking trip.

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

9. Who of the following is NOT mentioned being with the author at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Jean.
(b) Tobey.
(c) His mother.
(d) Alison.

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

11. When did the peak of the pianist and Jean's relationship occur?
(a) Easter.
(b) Chirstmas day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) 4th of July.

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

13. What does the author describe being blurred in the final section of Chapter 1?
(a) The author's vision.
(b) The author's memory and present life.
(c) The author's opinion.
(d) The author's perspective.

14. Who told the author he lost, at the game in Chapter 6?
(a) The man running the game.
(b) Jean.
(c) Tobey.
(d) Tobey's dad.

15. What did the author and Tobey ride when the author went with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?
(a) The Scrambler.
(b) Go carts.
(c) A Ferris wheel.
(d) Bumper cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say Dagmar was wearing at his school's recital?

2. Where does the prologue take place?

3. According to Chapter 3, what did the author and his friend do in their free time?

4. Where did the author and his family go at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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