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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 does Jack wonder about in Chapter 7, after he realizes what he's forgotten?
(a) Why he would even come into the cellar to begin with.
(b) If hiding Mother was a good idea and if they should split up.
(c) If his family is normal.
(d) Why he reads when his life is such a mess anyway.

2. What does Julie encourage Jack to put in his mouth when they are hugging in Tom's room?
(a) A toy.
(b) A pacifier.
(c) Her nipple.
(d) Her thumb.

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

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

5. Who says Jack should be locked up?
(a) Tom.
(b) Sue.
(c) Julie.
(d) Jack himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how is Tom acting?

2. Where is Jack's acne spreading?

3. What does Jack slam with a rock when he takes an angry walk through the garden?

4. What does the woman Jack runs into in the shops think of him?

5. Who applies the seal to the trunk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the book end?

3. Three weeks after Mother's death, how does Jack spend his time?

4. How does Jack get a terrible sunburn?

5. What is the conversation between Derek and Jack as they leave the pool hall?

6. Discuss the siblings' eating habits for the week following their mother's death.

7. Explain how Julie's punch of Jack turns into sex with him.

8. How does Tom get to play in girls' clothing without getting picked on by his friends?

9. Discuss the conversation Derek strikes up at the pool hall when he starts playing.

10. What happened to the children when they were left alone one time previously?

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