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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. 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.

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

3. What did the author's fear drive him to do?
(a) Go to work with his parents.
(b) Sleep with the lights on.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Leave the cabin.

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

5. What was the name of the bitter pianist?
(a) Donald.
(b) Dyer.
(c) Derek.
(d) Don.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chapter 7 end?

2. How was the author treated by one of the teachers at Southbury?

3. In Chapter 3, who said "I feel like I've been on this trip all my life"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author say about Donald?

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

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

5. Who does the author recall in the first chapter, and what does he recall?

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

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

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

9. Describe who Tobey was?

10. Where did Dagmar and Donald go together?

(see the answer keys)

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