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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the likely reason for the heat being turned off in the house?
(a) The furnace was broken
(b) It was warm outside, so there was no need for heat
(c) Everyone was at school and has not turned it on yet
(d) The bill was not paid

2. How many horses did Tex and Mason own between the two of them?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3

3. What could it be said that Tex helps Johnny recover by making the jump?
(a) Health
(b) Success
(c) Dignity
(d) Reputation

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. What does the hitchhiker try to do as he leaves the vehicle?
(a) Take Mason with him
(b) Shoot Mason
(c) Stab Tex
(d) Stab Mason

6. What does the hitchhiker say he will do if Tex continues to speed?
(a) Kill Tex
(b) Let them both go alive with no injuries
(c) Take over driving the truck
(d) Kill Mason

7. Which of the following words best describes how Mason reacts to Cole's accusations?
(a) Mostly calm and collected
(b) Mostly upset and repentent
(c) Mostly indignant and repulsed
(d) Mostly hostile and angry

8. Which of the following characters is NOT a Collins?
(a) Bob
(b) Lem
(c) Charlie
(d) Jamie

9. Where do Tex and Mason decide to go before they leave the city and head home?
(a) Lem's house
(b) To the drug store to get Mason's medicines
(c) To eat dinner with Jamie and her friends
(d) Shopping for fishing supplies

10. What does Tex overhear Jamie saying?
(a) She doesn't like Tex
(b) She likes Tex
(c) Tex is obviously very awkward
(d) She can't figure out Tex

11. What does Mason tell Tex is wrong with him?
(a) Cancer
(b) Mononucleosis
(c) Nothing
(d) Ulcer

12. How old is Tex as this story opens?
(a) Almost 15
(b) Almost 18
(c) Almost 12
(d) Almost 14

13. Which character regularly gets in trouble in school?
(a) Bob
(b) Tex
(c) Johnny
(d) Jamie

14. When does Tex think their father will return?
(a) Next week
(b) In the spring
(c) Before Thanksgiving
(d) Never

15. Where does Jamie suggest Tex and Johnny go at the fair?
(a) Haunted House
(b) Rides
(c) Food stands
(d) Fortune Teller

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the police tell Tex and Mason the hitchhiker was in jail for?

2. Which of the following was the name of Tex's horse?

3. Where is Mason going on Saturday?

4. What was the name of the novel Tex read for a book report in English which he really enjoyed reading?

5. What does Cole demand to Mason?

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