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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. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of Ligget's punishment?
(a) He never went back to school.
(b) He got a stomach virus.
(c) The other boys were never punished.
(d) He was taken to the hospital with a broken jaw.

2. What was Ligget's punishment?
(a) 40 boys were allowed to punch him.
(b) He had to keep score for recess the entire year.
(c) He had to clean the desks every Tuesday.
(d) 40 boys were allowed to kick him.

3. How did the author's father die?
(a) From cancer.
(b) In his sleep.
(c) From a car accident.
(d) From a boating accident.

4. Who accompanies the author at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Jean.
(b) Jean and his mom, Dagmar.
(c) Alison and Tobey.
(d) Tobey.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe grew between the pianist and Jean?

2. What was the author in constant fear of in Chapter 4?

3. Where did Jean travel to get the things he needed to begin his plans of making money in Chapter 3?

4. What writing style does the author repeat throughout the book?

5. Where did the author go at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about Donald?

2. What did Jean realize he needed in order to make money in Florida in Chapter 2?

3. Why was the author afraid of the cabin in Chapter 4?

4. Describe what the prologue does for the reader.

5. Describe what happened to the author when he went with Tobey's family.

6. In Chapter 2, who does the author narrate having a frightening encounter with?

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

8. Describe the author's writing style in the first chapter.

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

10. What did the author notice about Jean in the long drive in Chapter 3?

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