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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Steve making for the church that was damaged in a fire the previous spring in the novel?
(a) An entrance door.
(b) An apse.
(c) A stained glass window.
(d) A sign.

2. Whose funeral is Ronnie preparing to attend in the Prologue?
(a) Marcus'.
(b) Will's.
(c) Jonah's.
(d) Steve's.

3. Ronnie breaks up a fight at the snack bar when she notices what in Chapter 5?
(a) A stray dog.
(b) A lost toddler.
(c) A woman crying.
(d) A hundred dollar bill.

4. Steve thinks of whose death in Chapter 9?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His sister's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) His father's.

5. What refers to a broad idea, message, or moral of a story in literature?
(a) Plot.
(b) Theme.
(c) Protagonist.
(d) Irony.

6. The cage that Will describes coming the following day is to protect from what, in Chapter 12?
(a) Seals.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Otters.

7. What in literature refers to the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
(a) Rising Action.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Rhetoric.
(d) Argumentation.

8. To what local hangout does Ronnie go with Marcus and Blaze in Chapter 5?
(a) Anderson Point.
(b) Dead Man's Peak.
(c) Bower's Point.
(d) Raylee's Curve.

9. Who does Steve spend the day with in Chapter 9?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Kim.
(c) Will.
(d) Ronnie.

10. Will approaches Ronnie on the beach in Chapter 12, and says he is there to do what?
(a) Kill the raccoons.
(b) Burn the egg nest.
(c) Kill the baby seals.
(d) Mark the turtle egg nest.

11. How old is Ronnie in the beginning of the story?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

12. What do Will and his friend go to get at a snack bar as they debate their dates for the night in Chapter 5?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Burgers.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Nachos.

13. What do Steve and Jonah go to do at the beach in Chapter 11?
(a) Play frisbee.
(b) Play volleyball.
(c) Surf.
(d) Fly kites.

14. Who is Ronnie's younger brother?
(a) Scott.
(b) Steve.
(c) Will.
(d) Jonah.

15. What is the name of Will's childhood best friend in the novel?
(a) Mike.
(b) Scott.
(c) Steve.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ronnie begin to do when she arrives home in Chapter 14?

2. What is Ronnie's father's name?

3. In Chapter 11, Steve and Jonah spend the day putting up a barrier in front of what in the house?

4. Who does Ronnie run into when she leaves the house in Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of Will's ex-girlfriend in the novel?

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