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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. Which word best describes Mason's feelings as he describes them to Bob?
(a) Frustrated
(b) Welcomed
(c) Relieved
(d) Overwhelmed

2. What did the police tell Tex and Mason the hitchhiker was in jail for?
(a) Armed robbery
(b) Selling drugs
(c) Shoplifting
(d) Murder

3. How long has Tex known Lem?
(a) Since he started school
(b) A few years
(c) His whole life
(d) A few months

4. Which word sums up Tex's experiences with women while Mason is at the hospital?
(a) Exciting
(b) Embarrassing
(c) Cool
(d) Exhilerating

5. Which word best describes Mason's mood on the drive back home?
(a) Happy
(b) Relieved
(c) Bad
(d) Uplifted

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something the fortune teller tells Tex?

2. What announcement does Mason and Tex's nighttime visitor share?

3. What does the hitchhiker say he will do if Tex continues to speed?

4. What activity did Tex and Johnny spend a lot of time doing during the previous summer?

5. What is Tex's dream about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mason take Tex to visit Negrito?

2. What was one event in this chapter which could be considered good thinking on Tex's part?

3. How would you describe the relationship between Tex and Cole?

4. What is Tex facing for the second time that same day?

5. Why do you think the conversation in chapter twelve between Tex and Mason is somewhat strained?

6. What is surprising to Tex that Mason says toward the end of the chapter?

7. Which character seems to have stayed the same throughout the novel?

8. Why does Tex ask Mason to talk to him about girls?

9. How does Pop react to the situation that Tex has gotten himself in?

10. What event helps Tex to better understand how much Mason cares for him?

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