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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lem tell his wife to do?
(a) Come and pick he and Tex up
(b) Call the ambulance
(c) Pack the baby up so they can flee to another city
(d) Get rid of all the drugs

2. Which of the following is NOT something the fortune teller tells Tex?
(a) His recent past has sorrow
(b) His recent past has violence
(c) He comes from four generations of cowboys
(d) To be sure to change

3. What will Tex be able to start in the next week once he is well enough?
(a) Summer school
(b) Riding motorbikes with Johnny
(c) The summer job with the horses
(d) Vacation with Jamie

4. How does Tex do when he attempts the same thing as Johnny?
(a) He succeeds but cannot stop and is injured at the end
(b) He succeeds by just barely
(c) He fails at the last minute
(d) He crashes and is seriously injured

5. How does Tex end the crisis with the hitchhiker?
(a) Runs the truck into a canyon
(b) Slams on his brakes
(c) Drives the truck into a tree
(d) Speeds up faster

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mason think their father will return?

2. What does Tex tell Lem when he gets out of the truck after being shot?

3. Which of the following characters is the protagonist in this novel?

4. What could it be said that Tex helps Johnny recover by making the jump?

5. How long does Jamie tell Mason their marriage would last?

(see the answer key)

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