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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 is Tex accused of trying to steal?
(a) Canteen
(b) Fishing lure
(c) Pocket knife
(d) Flashlight

2. Why is Tex sad when they leave Tex's house?
(a) Because he thinks he will never see him again
(b) Because he thinks Mason will be too sick for Tex to make it back to the city
(c) Because he thinks Lem will be killed selling drugs
(d) Because Lem will no longer want to see Tex or Mason

3. Which word best describes Mason's medical condition?
(a) He has no medical condition
(b) Very serious
(c) Not very serious
(d) Life threatening

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

5. How does Tex feel about the conversation about staying or going after his friends leave the fortune teller?
(a) Unhappy
(b) Nervous
(c) Excited
(d) Saddened

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character regularly gets in trouble in school?

2. Which character is accused of ruining the happy mood when Tex, Mason, and Lem share the news?

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

4. What does Cole demand to Mason?

5. What is it Cole wants to know?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What role would you say Mason has had to fulfill for Tex?

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

6. What does Tex realize about Lem once he gets in the car?

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

8. What does Mason tell Pop it takes to have a family?

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

10. What epiphany does Tex come to after the incident at the outdoor store?

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