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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 did the author and the other boys accuse Ligget of being?
(a) Fat.
(b) A racist.
(c) A bigot.
(d) Funny.

2. How old was Alison when the family left New York?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 20 years old.
(d) 14 years old.

3. What does the author say Dagmar was wearing at his school's recital?
(a) Rubys.
(b) Sequins.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Diamonds.

4. What is understood about the author and his perception of the people he introduces in Chapters 2 and 3?
(a) He loves and feels supports from them.
(b) He hates them.
(c) He understands the people more while writing about them, rather than when he was living it.
(d) He needs them.

5. According to Chapter 1, what does a first person biography offer?
(a) Paradox.
(b) A broader scope over its personal context.
(c) A personal opinion about life.
(d) Historical insight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the author NOT use to describe the sun in Chapter 6?

2. How did the author's father die?

3. How did the author feel about their arrival in Chapter 4?

4. Who of the following is NOT mentioned being with the author at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. What are Chapters 2 and 3 examples of in relation to most autobiographies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the author sleep in Chapter 4, and why?

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

3. What does the author describe that he and Tobey found together as kids?

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

5. What does the author say about Donald?

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

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

8. When and who did the author visit in Florida?

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

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

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