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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 ride does Meg ride with David?
(a) The Zipper.
(b) The Ferris Wheel.
(c) The Merry-Go-Round.
(d) A roller coaster.

2. How does David view Meg?
(a) As heroic.
(b) As lovely.
(c) As annoying.
(d) As ugly.

3. Who claims to have read their father's Playboy magazine?
(a) David.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Willie.
(d) Donny.

4. What show does Ruth discuss seeing as a young girl?
(a) A pig race.
(b) The freak show.
(c) A magic show.
(d) A comedy act.

5. Who gives Ruth a painting?
(a) David.
(b) Meg.
(c) Susan.
(d) Denise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do David and his friends spy on in order to see them undress?

2. Who does David's mother dislike?

3. What year does David look back on in the story?

4. While at the carnival, what does Denise mention to David?

5. Who says girls are easy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is The Game?

2. What does David learn and see happen in Chapter 14 when arriving home inebriated?

3. What happens to Meg's parents?

4. Who do the boys spy on in Chapter 8 and why?

5. Who is Ruth and how is the Chandler home described?

6. What is the result of the boys spying in Chapter 8?

7. Why is Meg confronted by the Chandler family in Chapter 22?

8. What is David's life like after the summer of 1958?

9. What happens when the Chandler kids go to the carnival in Chapter 7?

10. What happens at the brook in Chapter 20?

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