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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. Why were the author and his family traveling at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) To start a new life.
(b) To visit his grandmother.
(c) To travel and sing together.
(d) To sell their car.

2. Where did the author take refuge after he and Tobey stopped exploring together?
(a) The tree house.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) The dog house.
(d) Under the front porch.

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) Bickering.
(c) Quarreling.
(d) Fighting.

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

5. What are the contents of Chapters 4 and 5 examples of?
(a) A "coming of age" story.
(b) Prose.
(c) A description of relationships.
(d) Unrealistic and unnecessary to the context of the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who was the pianist jealous over?

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

3. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of Ligget's punishment?

4. What has the author gained between the time he writes about these events to the time in which they actually took place?

5. What did the author fear about Southbury Training School?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Chapters 4 and 5 represent?

2. What does the author say about Donald?

3. Where does the author describe the place where he attended school, in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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