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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first person the author hitchhiked with in Chapter 11?
(a) A woman truck driver.
(b) A traveling salesman.
(c) A woman with a baby.
(d) A truck driver.

2. Which of the following is NOT a description of Tobey when the author visited him in the trip he described in Chapter 14?
(a) Gangly.
(b) Acne faced.
(c) School drop out.
(d) Barely articulate.

3. What did the friend from school patronize the author about at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) That his mom was going to die.
(b) That his father was going to die from cancer.
(c) That he was fat.
(d) That his mom did not love him.

4. What was the author's boss's name in Chapter 15?
(a) Bill.
(b) Bob.
(c) William.
(d) Willie.

5. In Chapter 11, what did the author have in common with the person he hitchhiked with?
(a) He had no mom.
(b) He ran away too.
(c) He had 2 sisters.
(d) He was from NEw York and Florida.

6. How old was the author in the trip he related back to in Chapter 14?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

7. Who was the author's telegram from in Chapter 15?
(a) Jean.
(b) Alison.
(c) "Mom".
(d) Jessica.

8. What was the name of the Swedish girl the author had a restrained relationship with?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Emily.
(c) Chirstina.
(d) Alibail.

9. On what day did the author get his job back in Chapter 15?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

10. What did his mother reluctantly confirm to the author in Chapter 13?
(a) That his father had cancer and was dying from it.
(b) That he was going to juvenile jail.
(c) That they were moving again.
(d) That she was dying from cancer.

11. Who waved to the author in Chapter 17?
(a) Dagmar and Jessica.
(b) Jean and Victor.
(c) Alison and Dagmar.
(d) Dagmar and Jean.

12. What was the author barely conscious of in Chapter 10?
(a) Showering.
(b) Leaving the house.
(c) Writing an essay.
(d) Eating.

13. Where was the author left, after his mother left in Chapter 11?
(a) At home with Alison.
(b) Alone with Jean in their apartment.
(c) At school.
(d) Alone in Florida.

14. What was the author's family's cleaning lady's name, who lived in Harlem?
(a) Madge.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Midge.
(d) Margaret.

15. What realization did the author wake up with in Chapter 12?
(a) That he must go home so he could see Alison again.
(b) That he must go home so he could see Jessica again.
(c) That he must get a job.
(d) That he was unhappy and needed to find his happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was born at the beginning of Chapter 11?

2. What did the author do in Chapter 11 after the person overstayed her welcome?

3. Where was the author accepted to for college?

4. What were the author's two short-lived jobs in the visit he described in Chapter 14?

5. Which of the following was not revealed about the person who moved in with the author in Chapter 11?

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