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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who of the following was NOT an important person to the author's childhood?
(a) Tobey.
(b) The author's mom.
(c) Alison.
(d) Jean.

3. Who does the author remember at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His first wife.
(d) His first house.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the prologue take place?

2. What are the contents of Chapters 4 and 5 examples of?

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

4. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why did the author and his family move, and what did they do?

2. What did the author and Tobey discover in Chapter 6?

3. What does the author say about Donald?

4. What does the author say interrupted his life, in the prologue?

5. What was the result of Ligget's trial?

6. What happened to Alison at the beginning of Chapter 6?

7. What do Chapters 4 and 5 represent?

8. Describe who Tobey was?

9. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

10. Where did the author and his family leave and go to at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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