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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the end of Chapter 1, what is significant about anarchy?
(a) The author presents a paradoxical view of it.
(b) It is defined and refuted.
(c) It has control.
(d) Nothing.

2. Where did the author and his family go at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Florida.

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

4. What was the verdict of Ligget's trial?
(a) He was found guilty.
(b) He lost the battle.
(c) He died.
(d) He was beaten.

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

6. How was the author treated by one of the teachers at Southbury?
(a) With adoration.
(b) With loathing.
(c) With hostility.
(d) With contempt.

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

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

9. What writing style does the author repeat throughout the book?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) A journal style.
(c) Switching from 1st to 3rd person.
(d) Switching from past to present tenses.

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

11. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The family's return to Florida.
(b) A lake.
(c) The author's dream.
(d) Christmas.

12. Where did the author choose to sleep due to his fears about Southbury Training School, in Chapter 4?
(a) The car.
(b) In a closet.
(c) Under the car.
(d) Outside.

13. What does the author mention his life was often interrupted by, in the prologue?
(a) Drunken visits to New York.
(b) Visits from his family.
(c) Drunken visits to London.
(d) His mom.

14. In Chapter 3, what did Jean need first in order to manifest his idea of making money?
(a) Seed money.
(b) A bulldozer.
(c) Land.
(d) Equipment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following is NOT mentioned being with the author at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. Who was Ligget?

3. What is understood about the author and his perception of the people he introduces in Chapters 2 and 3?

4. What did the person who told the author he lost force him to do in Chapter 6?

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

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