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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. Who visits Mason and Tex at night?
(a) Pop
(b) Lem
(c) Cole
(d) Bob

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

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

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

5. Why do Tex, Mason and Lem go to the Collins' home?
(a) To see Jamie
(b) To spite Cole
(c) To share the news
(d) To visit with Charlie

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Tex run into when he leaves the sporting goods store?

2. Which of the following characters is NOT a Collins?

3. Which word best describes Tex's behavior with the female clerk?

4. What does Mason tell Tex is wrong with him?

5. What is Mason's biggest goal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mason in a bad mood when Tex arrives home?

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

3. How does Lem come to the revelation that Mason wants respect more than money?

4. How does Mason react to Lem's decision for work?

5. How did Mason get the heat to be turned back on the next day?

6. How can you tell by reading this that Tex cares for Jamie?

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

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

9. How does Tex handle the revelation that Pop is not his father?

10. How does Mason hope to escape his home?

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