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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What awakens Jack after his disappointing visit to the shops?
(a) Sue and Julie's laughter.
(b) Tom's crying.
(c) Mother's voice calling to him.
(d) A nightmare.

2. What does Sue's diary say about Jack?
(a) She admires him.
(b) She doesn't understand him.
(c) He is violent and dirty.
(d) He is the best brother a girl could have.

3. What activity stops when Jack's hands begin to smell?
(a) Painting.
(b) Playing with the neighborhood cats.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Masturbating.

4. Who hit Tom in Chapter 8 and made him cry?
(a) Jack.
(b) Derek.
(c) Julie.
(d) Sue.

5. What activity begins when Jack's hands begin to smell?
(a) Obsessive washing.
(b) Spraying air freshener.
(c) Eating mints.
(d) Burning candles.

6. Who punches Jack for being naked?
(a) Tom.
(b) Derek.
(c) Julie.
(d) Sue.

7. Who does Jack want to read his book?
(a) Julie and Sue.
(b) Derek.
(c) Julie.
(d) Tom and his friends.

8. Who feels sick and wants to leave the pool hall?
(a) Greg.
(b) Derek.
(c) Jack.
(d) Chas.

9. Why does Jack think one of the girls has been in the cellar when he goes there in Chapter 7?
(a) Sue left her diary.
(b) Julie left her tanning lotion.
(c) There is a red stool by the trunk.
(d) He smells hairspray.

10. Who asks in Chapter 9 if their mother's resting place was the right decision?
(a) Sue.
(b) Julie.
(c) Jack.
(d) Tom.

11. What happens to the fresh food Julie buys for the family?
(a) They eat it all quickly.
(b) It is stolen.
(c) It rots.
(d) She burns it when cooking.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 7, how many weeks have passed since Mother's death?
(a) One.
(b) Two
(c) Four or more.
(d) Three.

13. What do the children eat for a week after their mother dies?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Pizza take-out.
(d) Chinese take-out.

14. What is Derek's economic status?
(a) He is a professional pool player.
(b) He has a job as a grocery clerk.
(c) He is also poor.
(d) He is rich.

15. In Chapter 7, where do Julie and Derek go after dinner?
(a) To a movie.
(b) To a club.
(c) To her bedroom.
(d) Outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Tom Mother's whereabouts?

2. Who has been waiting about an hour to play Derek in pool?

3. Why doesn't Jack tell Julie what happened at the pool hall?

4. Who does Julie say is a mama's boy?

5. What does Jack try to pull off of Tom at dinner one night in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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