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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tom wearing when Derek arrives in Chapter 7?
(a) Mother's bra.
(b) His pajamas.
(c) Father's hat.
(d) A wig and a dress.

2. Who sees Jack slam an object when he takes an angry walk through the garden?
(a) Derek.
(b) Julie.
(c) Tom.
(d) Sue.

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

4. After Mother's body is hidden, who begins writing to Mother?
(a) Tom.
(b) Sue.
(c) Jack.
(d) Julie.

5. What do Jack's hands begin to smell like in Chapter 9?
(a) Rotten meat.
(b) Cardboard.
(c) Soured milk.
(d) Old fish.

6. What fills the house within a week after Mother dies?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Flies.
(c) Boys.
(d) Water.

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

8. What disease does Jack fear he has?
(a) Myopia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Celiac.
(d) Macular degeneration.

9. Who is the first to see that one of the siblings is writing to their dead Mother?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Julie.
(d) Jack.

10. What object is the focus of Jack's nightmares?
(a) Cement bag.
(b) Trunk.
(c) Horse.
(d) Sledgehammer.

11. Who begins to warm up to Jack as he tries to conquer his hand odor?
(a) Sue.
(b) Julie.
(c) Tom.
(d) Derek.

12. Who bought the item that Tom is wearing as Sue and Julie laugh?
(a) Mother before her death.
(b) Father.
(c) Julie.
(d) One of Julie's boyfriends.

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

14. What does Sue say is causing the faint smell in the house?
(a) Mother.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Jack's dog.
(d) Rats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what occasion did Mother and Father leave the siblings alone two years previously?

2. What does Jack wonder about in Chapter 7, after he realizes what he's forgotten?

3. Who does most of the talking when Derek comes to dinner in Chapter 7?

4. What makes Jack smile after being punched?

5. Where is Jack's acne spreading?

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