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

2. What activity did Tex and Johnny spend a lot of time doing during the previous summer?
(a) Riding a motorbike
(b) Swimming
(c) Going to summer school
(d) Riding horses

3. What is Mason's biggest goal?
(a) To be a basketball star
(b) To play in the NBA
(c) To leave home and go to college
(d) To take care of Tex

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

5. Where is Tex told to drive?
(a) Directly to their home
(b) To the state line
(c) Back to the city
(d) To a different city

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tex as this story opens?

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

3. What did Tex's mother die from?

4. How do Tex and Johnny get to school at the beginning of this chapter?

5. Why is Tex sad when they leave Tex's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can you tell Tex's English teacher and the vice principal seem concerned with Tex's welfare?

2. What promise does Pop make to Tex?

3. What problem does Jamie have with Lem's life?

4. What is an example of how Tex is different than his mother?

5. Why do Tex and Jamie keep it secret that they are dating?

6. What does the fortune teller advise Tex?

7. What probably saved Tex's life?

8. Who keeps their cool during the hitchhiker incident?

9. What happened to Tex's mother?

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

(see the answer keys)

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