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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. Who was Ligget?
(a) The name of the school gym.
(b) A frog.
(c) The author's pet dog.
(d) A boy who was put on "trial" by the other boys.

2. According to Chapter 4, why did the author have to go to the location he did?
(a) For his doctor.
(b) For his mom's doctor.
(c) For his parents' work.
(d) To clear his head.

3. How old was the author when his father died?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 11 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

4. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) His thought process.
(b) Vivid recollections of leaving Freemont.
(c) A dream.
(d) His education.

5. Which of the following does the author NOT use to describe the sun in Chapter 6?
(a) Hot.
(b) White.
(c) Scorching.
(d) Shapeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author go with Tobey and his family in Chapter 6?

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

3. In Chapter 3, what did Jean need first in order to manifest his idea of making money?

4. Where did the author go the day he parted with his friend in Chapter 3?

5. Where was the author's apartment in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe who Tobey was?

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

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

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

6. What do Chapters 4 and 5 represent?

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

8. Where did Dagmar and Donald go together?

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

10. Describe what the prologue does for the reader.

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