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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 Stephen's father encourage Stephen to return to doing?
(a) Playing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Exercising.

2. What did Stephen do more of than he planned to on the birthday?
(a) Fight.
(b) Spend.
(c) Play.
(d) Cry.

3. What does Stephen watch in the evenings at his house?
(a) People.
(b) Old movies.
(c) Videos.
(d) Television.

4. What does Stephen talk to Thelma about at the house after he has seen Charles play with the slingshot?
(a) His ability.
(b) His fear.
(c) His focus.
(d) His regression.

5. By depriving a child of the written word, what does Stephen fear a child will lose?
(a) The power to question.
(b) The power to argue.
(c) The power to explore.
(d) The power to question.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen continue to work on, especially regarding Julie?

2. What does Stephen think might be a reason that Julie left the relationship?

3. What book does Stephen find Charles has in his possession?

4. How does Stephen spend a lot of his evenings?

5. Where is Stephen summoned to talk to the officer that came to the subcommittee formally?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the unspoken rule that Stephen's father breaks when Stephen visits the family after meeting the Prime Minister?

2. What was Stephen's experience in Africa as a child?

3. Why does the handbook excerpt say that it is acceptable to bribe children for good behavior?

4. What did Stephen become interested in when his mother had insisted that he take a nap in the middle of the day as a child?

5. How are Stephen's parents affected by the loss of Kate?

6. What does Stephen say about writing and music and early childhood education at the subcommittee meeting?

7. What does Stephen realize after going to the school and not finding Kate?

8. How does Stephen survive the crash with the truck?

9. What does Stephen purchase for Kate's birthday and what does it signify to him?

10. When Morely gives Stephen the book, what does it reveal about the government, subcommittees, and the actual research?

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