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

2. Who walks in on Jack and Julie as they are naked in Tom's room?
(a) Authorities.
(b) Derek.
(c) Tom.
(d) Sue.

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

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

5. What positive effect does the smell of Jack's hands have?
(a) The mint store is making profits.
(b) He begins to clean himself.
(c) He learns to enjoy candles.
(d) He learns the positive effects of cleaning house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told Tom Mother's whereabouts?

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

4. In Chapter 9, how is Tom acting?

5. After his mother's death, what does Jack do each morning and afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tom's baby-like behavior affected by Julie's willingness to treat him like one?

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

3. Discuss the owners of the pool hall's relationship with Derek. Why does he play for free?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Derek's solution to covering the rotting smell? What do the kids tell him the smell is?

10. Three weeks after Mother's death, Jack goes into the cellar to see the trunk. What are his thoughts as he visits the cellar?

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