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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the author the remainder of his trip in Chapter 15?
(a) He got a cold.
(b) He was heartbroken.
(c) He was in a car accident and was in recovery.
(d) He was seasick.

2. What did the author relate to in Chapter 14?
(a) A visit to the west coast.
(b) His trip to Eurpoe.
(c) A visit to New York.
(d) A visit to Florida.

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

4. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 9?
(a) Selling fruit on a street corner.
(b) Becoming a chef.
(c) Renting a house.
(d) Selling knock-off purses and sunglasses.

5. Where did the author work in Chapter 15?
(a) The Electro Research Company.
(b) The Electro Magenetic Cafe.
(c) The Electric Field.
(d) The Electric Elephant Cafe.

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

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

8. What were the author's two short-lived jobs in the visit he described in Chapter 14?
(a) Waiter and bowling alley.
(b) Movie theater and waiter.
(c) Waiter and cabana boy.
(d) Movie theater and bowling alley.

9. In what season did Chapter 9 take place?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Sping.
(d) Fall.

10. Which of the following was not revealed about the person who moved in with the author in Chapter 11?
(a) She was a mother.
(b) She was suicidal.
(c) She was manipulative.
(d) She was a lying writer and actress.

11. What was significant about what the friend said who patronized him in Chapter 13?
(a) It was the first he heard of his mother's illness.
(b) It made him sick.
(c) It was the first he heard of his father's illness.
(d) It made him hit the friend.

12. What was the author awkwardly questioned about in Chapter 10?
(a) His dreams and ambitions in life.
(b) His deepest secrets.
(c) His sex life.
(d) His home life.

13. How did the author feel when he was accepted to college?
(a) Excited.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Sad.
(d) Relatively calm.

14. Who did the author encounter in Chapter 9?
(a) The mayor of New York.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A corrupt policeman.
(d) The mayor of Miami.

15. What did Jean ask in his letter in Chapter 11?
(a) Asked Alison to babysit Jessica.
(b) Asked the author to come home.
(c) Asked Alison and the author to move away.
(d) Asked her to come back and make Nell move out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author avoid going home to dinner in Chapter 13?

2. What did the friend from school patronize the author about at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. Who did the author meet at dinner on his first night in Chapter 15?

4. Who was the author's second ride with in Chapter 11?

5. What was the author habitually late for in Chapter 10?

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