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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. Where was the author left, after his mother left in Chapter 11?
(a) Alone with Jean in their apartment.
(b) Alone in Florida.
(c) At school.
(d) At home with Alison.

2. In Chapter 11, what did the author have in common with the person he hitchhiked with?
(a) He had no mom.
(b) He had 2 sisters.
(c) He was from NEw York and Florida.
(d) He ran away too.

3. What did the author do in Chapter 11 after the person overstayed her welcome?
(a) Called his mom.
(b) Screamed at Jean.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Kicked her out.

4. What does the metaphor of multiple floors in his school suggest?
(a) School brought meaning to his life.
(b) The higher the class was in the builing, the less relevant it would be to his life.
(c) The higher the class was in the building, the harder the information would be.
(d) School took him away from life.

5. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Ft. Lauderdale.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the author's two short-lived jobs in the visit he described in Chapter 14?

2. Where did the author attend school in Denmark?

3. Who does the author mention being self-absorbed and self-dramatizing in Chapter 10?

4. Who was born at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. What did the author contemplate doing after the fruit stand failed in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did the author contemplate doing the summer they returned to New York in Chapter 9?

4. What did Dagmar confirm to the author after his friend patronized him?

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

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

7. Where was the author going in Chapter 17?

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

9. Who was born in Chapter 11?

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

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