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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 was the verdict of Ligget's trial?
(a) He died.
(b) He lost the battle.
(c) He was beaten.
(d) He was found guilty.

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

3. In Chapter 3, what did Jean need first in order to manifest his idea of making money?
(a) A bulldozer.
(b) Land.
(c) Seed money.
(d) Equipment.

4. How did the author's father die?
(a) In his sleep.
(b) From a car accident.
(c) From cancer.
(d) From a boating accident.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the prologue offer the reader?

3. What does the author describe in the prologue?

4. Who was Ligget?

5. When did the peak of the pianist and Jean's relationship occur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happened to Tobey after the author went with him and his family?

6. Describe what the prologue does for the reader.

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

8. Describe who Tobey was?

9. What does the author say interrupted his life, in the prologue?

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

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