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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. How did the author describe his coworker Jimmy?
(a) He was scrawny.
(b) He was witty.
(c) He was a beast.
(d) He was an ex-con.

2. What was the outcome of the author's trip he described in Chapter 14?
(a) It was disappointing.
(b) He was stung by a bee.
(c) It was so much fun.
(d) He was stung by a jellyfish.

3. Why did the author avoid going home to dinner in Chapter 13?
(a) He didn't want what his mom was cooking.
(b) He had a bad day at work and school.
(c) He didn't want to see Jean.
(d) He was angry at his mom.

4. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 9?
(a) Becoming a chef.
(b) Renting a house.
(c) Selling fruit on a street corner.
(d) Selling knock-off purses and sunglasses.

5. How did the author charm the people he met at dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) With his money.
(b) With his good looks.
(c) With his guitar playing.
(d) With his wit and his piano playing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the author left, after his mother left in Chapter 11?

2. Where was the author moving at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What did the author blurt out to another person in Chapter 15?

4. Where was the author accepted to for college?

5. What did the friend from school patronize the author about at the beginning of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author's acceptance seal his "coming of age" story?

2. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?

3. Describe what was significant about the day at work in Chapter 10?

4. Why did the author avoid going home for dinner after school in Chapter 13?

5. What was the latest money making idea Jean had in Chapter 9?

6. Where did the author travel during the spring, and what did he find out there in Chapter 19?

7. Where does the author describe working in Chapter 15?

8. Who was born in Chapter 11?

9. What did the friend patronize the author about in Chapter 13?

10. Who did the author live with after Dagmar left?

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