2. What causes Johnny and Tex to stop speaking for a period of time?
(a) Johnny being grounded from his motorbike
(b) Tex setting the art project on fire
(c) Cole telling Tex he cannot be near Johnny any longer
(d) Tex pushing the gym teacher too far

3. Where is Mason going on Saturday?
(a) To the hospital for tests
(b) To visit the new baby
(c) To an away basketball game
(d) To the fair

4. What does the hitchhiker tell Mason and Tex he has done?
(a) Sold drugs
(b) Killed a police officer
(c) Killed a few people
(d) Broken a few legs

5. What did Tex do to an art project which got him in trouble?
(a) Used profanity in it
(b) Refused to do it
(c) Tore up another student's project
(d) Set it on fire

6. What kinds of questions does Tex ask Mason about on the drive back home from the hospital?
(a) Questions about Jamie
(b) Questions about girls
(c) Questions about pop
(d) Questions about their mother

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

8. Who is Tex going to the fair with?
(a) Bob and Johnny
(b) Charlie
(c) Jamie
(d) Mason

9. What does Lem tell Mason and Tex he is doing for work?
(a) Working in a lumber yard
(b) Making illegal drugs
(c) A go-between selling drugs
(d) Using welfare

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

11. How long has Pop been gone?
(a) Years
(b) Days
(c) Weeks
(d) Months

12. Which of the following characters is the protagonist in this novel?
(a) Tex
(b) Johnny
(c) Jamie
(d) Mason

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

14. What does Tex realize that the hitchhiker has in regards to Mason?
(a) Tex is naive and does not pick up on anything the hitchhiker does
(b) Mason in a head lock
(c) A knife pointed at Mason's gut
(d) A gun to Mason's side

15. How does Tex feel about the thought of Mason leaving home?
(a) Relieved
(b) Frightened
(c) Excited
(d) Reassured