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

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

3. How does the author describe Jean and Dagmar when he leaves them to go with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Bickering.
(d) Quarreling.

4. Who told the author he lost, at the game in Chapter 6?
(a) Jean.
(b) Tobey's dad.
(c) Tobey.
(d) The man running the game.

5. What did the person who told the author he lost do to make Tobey lose the game in Chapter 6?
(a) Moved his rings aside.
(b) Blocked the finish line.
(c) Was not watching to validly say who won or lost.
(d) Did not time the race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the series of joke items purchased that were played on Jean by the pianist?

2. What was Ligget's punishment?

3. According to Chapter 4, why did the author have to go to the location he did?

4. What was the name of the person the author mentioned being frightened by in Chapter 2?

5. How does the author describe his time with his friend in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. As a child, where did the author go in the winter time?

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

3. What happened to Tobey after the author went with him and his family?

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

5. What happened at the school the author attended in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

9. What does the author say about Donald?

10. What do Chapters 4 and 5 represent?

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