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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 other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Going fishing.
(b) A frightening encounter with Jean's alcoholic brother.
(c) A conversation he had with his mom.
(d) A near death experience.

2. How was the author treated by one of the teachers at Southbury?
(a) With contempt.
(b) With hostility.
(c) With adoration.
(d) With loathing.

3. What writing style does the author repeat throughout the book?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Switching from 1st to 3rd person.
(c) A journal style.
(d) Switching from past to present tenses.

4. What does the author say Dagmar was wearing at his school's recital?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Rubys.
(d) Sequins.

5. What did the author pretend to do on the car ride home in Chapter 6?
(a) Be happy.
(b) Be mad.
(c) Sing.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the author and Tobey begin to explore the English language's crudities?

3. Where were the series of joke items purchased that were played on Jean by the pianist?

4. What was the name of the person the author mentioned being frightened by in Chapter 2?

5. According to Chapter 3, what did the author and his friend do in their free time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the author say about Donald?

6. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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