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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 insists on sealing the trunk?
(a) Julie.
(b) Sue.
(c) Derek.
(d) Jack.

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

3. What does Tom wear while the others prepare dinner?
(a) Julie's bikini.
(b) Sue's skirt.
(c) Jack's hat.
(d) His pajamas.

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

5. What does Jack try to pull off of Tom at dinner one night in Chapter 9?
(a) His dress.
(b) A wig.
(c) A bib.
(d) His father's glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Jack smile after being punched?

2. In Chapter 10, Julie and Jack are talking in Tom's room. Jack wants to run. What does Julie notice?

3. Who sees Jack slam an object when he takes an angry walk through the garden?

4. Who punches Jack for being naked?

5. In Chapter 9, how is Tom acting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Derek say and how does he act when he catches Julie and Jack naked together?

2. Describe the circumstances (and location) in which Derek first meets Julie's siblings.

3. When he asks to do so, why won't Sue let Jack read excerpts from her diary?

4. Why do Sue and Julie dress up Tom like a girl?

5. Jack thinks his hands smell like rotten meat. What does he do? What is really causing the smell?

6. Describe Jack's recurring nightmare.

7. What sense does Jack experience after his mother's death? What does he say is lacking from that sense?

8. What do the girls say about Jack and Tom's appearances when they are dressing Tom like a girl?

9. What conversation does Jack have with Tom after being awakened by Tom's fake crying?

10. What is Jack's science fiction novel about and what question does Jack pose regarding it?

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