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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 the prologue, when did the author find himself racing home?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) After work.
(c) Before dinner.
(d) After school.

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

3. How does the author describe his time with his friend in Chapter 3?
(a) It is a bond that will last a lifetime.
(b) Silent solitude and joy at the core.
(c) Adventurous.
(d) Fun.

4. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The author's dream.
(b) Christmas.
(c) A lake.
(d) The family's return to Florida.

5. When did the author and Tobey begin to explore the English language's crudities?
(a) During a camping trip.
(b) On a lunch break.
(c) In Tobey's bedroom.
(d) On a hiking trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the person who told the author he lost force him to do in Chapter 6?

2. Where did the author choose to sleep due to his fears about Southbury Training School, in Chapter 4?

3. Who does Chapter 5 describe?

4. Which of the following is NOT a description made by the author about the pianist?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Tobey and the author do when the author went with Tobey's family?

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, why did the author and his family move, and what did they do?

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

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

8. Where did Dagmar and Jean work during the winter time in Chapter 4?

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

10. Who moved into the author's apartment in Chapter 5?

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