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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 notice as a change in his parents when he visits them after attending the subcommittee meeting?
(a) They look tired and old.
(b) They are hungry and energetic.
(c) They are relaxed and playful.
(d) They are joyful and at ease.

2. What does the truck driver intend on using the insurance money for?
(a) Saving his marriage.
(b) Buying 2 cars.
(c) Buying a house.
(d) Helping Thelma.

3. 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 question.
(c) The power to explore.
(d) The power to argue.

4. What kind of vehicle arrives to pick up Stephen to meet the Prime Minister?
(a) A limousine.
(b) A ragged old car.
(c) A jet black car.
(d) A Jetta.

5. After attending what did Stephen move away from home for the rest of his life?
(a) Boarding school.
(b) Grosse Point.
(c) Conservatory.
(d) Temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Stephen's mother sitting when she realizes that she wants to keep her child?

2. What did Stephen do more of than he planned to on the birthday?

3. What does Stephen take while Charles retires at the house?

4. Who does Stephen think is Kate at the school?

5. Who had warned Stephen of the duplicity of the government and the committee previously?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stephen respond to the Prime Minister's secretary's request for a second meeting?

2. How does Stephen work through his feelings about Julie and her leaving him?

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

4. Why did Thelma move with Charles to the countryside?

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

6. Why does the driver of the truck want Stephen to write down two notes?

7. 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?

8. When Stephen rescues the truck driver, how does the man respond?

9. Why does Stephen want to get out of the Prime Minister's car?

10. What does Stephen discover about Charles when Thelma gives him directions to where Charles is in the woods?

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