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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 does the author feel is necessary to be interrupted?
(a) People speaking.
(b) Incorrect grammar.
(c) The order of the universe.
(d) The order of life.

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, who said "I feel like I've been on this trip all my life"?
(a) The author.
(b) Jean.
(c) The author's mom.
(d) Alison.

5. In Chapter 3, what does the author mention he and his friend discovered together?
(a) A dead deer.
(b) A dead cat.
(c) A dead horse.
(d) A dead mule.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chapter 7 end?

2. How old was the author when his father died?

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

4. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. Why were the author and his family traveling at the beginning of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe who Tobey was?

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

4. What do Chapters 4 and 5 represent?

5. Where did the author go at the end of Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

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