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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which adjective is the best description as to Tex's feelings about he and Johnny's friendship?
(a) Irrelevant
(b) Suspicious
(c) Important
(d) Unnecessary

2. What did Tex's mother die from?
(a) Pneumonia
(b) Trampled by a horse
(c) Heart disease
(d) Broken neck

3. Why does Tex increase his speed?
(a) To give Mason a chance to escape
(b) To get to the state line faster
(c) Because he sees police in his rearview mirror
(d) To try to disarm the hitchhiker

4. Where does Tex go first after dropping off Mason at the hospital?
(a) Shopping center
(b) Hospital waiting room
(c) Library
(d) Rodeo

5. How do Tex and Johnny get to school at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Truck
(b) Horseback
(c) School bus
(d) Motorbike

6. Where does Johnny like to ride his motorbike?
(a) Canyon
(b) Dike
(c) Quarry
(d) Gravel pits

7. Which of Tex's teachers really seems to care for him?
(a) Art
(b) Gym
(c) Music
(d) English

8. Which of the following words best describes the relationship between Tex and Mason based only on this chapter?
(a) Loving
(b) Hateful
(c) Antagonistic
(d) Troublesome

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

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

11. Which character is accused of ruining the happy mood when Tex, Mason, and Lem share the news?
(a) Cole
(b) Johnny
(c) Lem
(d) Jamie

12. What is Bob and Johnny's brother studying in college?
(a) Veterinary
(b) Accounting
(c) Teaching
(d) Medicine

13. What was the name of the novel Tex read for a book report in English which he really enjoyed reading?
(a) Smoky the Cowhorse
(b) Smokey the Bear
(c) Smoky the Cowboy
(d) Hokey the Cowhorse

14. Who does Cole want to blame for the boys drunkenness the night before?
(a) Bob
(b) Mason
(c) Jamie
(d) Tex

15. What does the gym teacher want from Tex?
(a) To become the next basketball star
(b) To go to the office for skipping class
(c) To show up to class
(d) To dress appropriatly for class

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character regularly gets in trouble in school?

2. Where does Mason announce that he has to go?

3. Who is Tex chasing in his dreams?

4. Which word best describes what Cole hopes to do to Mason and Tex?

5. What forces Johnny and Tex to finally start speaking to each other again?

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