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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Steve has gone out of his way to alter meals to accommodate what dietary conditions of Ronnie in the novel?
(a) She's vegetarian.
(b) She's hypoglycemic.
(c) She's diabetic.
(d) She's allergic to fish.

2. What is taking place at the beach when Ronnie arrives in Chapter 3?
(a) A swimsuit contest.
(b) A rock concert.
(c) A carnival.
(d) A protest.

3. What is the name of the girl who runs into Ronnie on the beach in Chapter 3?
(a) Ashley.
(b) Jill.
(c) Kim.
(d) Blaze.

4. Where did Steve teach for many years before relocating?
(a) Yale.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Julliard.

5. What does Steve do as he waits for his ex-wife to arrive in Chapter 2?
(a) Plays violin.
(b) Plays piano.
(c) Paints.
(d) Plays guitar.

6. Who does Ronnie go looking for the next morning after the party in Chapter 10?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Blaze.
(d) Will.

7. What does Blaze slip into Ronnie's bag before leaving in Chapter 10?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Money.
(c) CDs and 45s.
(d) A cassette tape.

8. What does Marcus do an act with on the pier for money?
(a) A lion.
(b) Swords.
(c) Fireballs.
(d) A snake.

9. What refers to a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Foreshadowing.

10. Steve shows Ronnie what on the beach in Chapter 11?
(a) A gull's egg nest.
(b) A baby seal.
(c) A turtle egg nest.
(d) A eagle egg nest.

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

12. Who is Marcus's girlfriend in the novel?
(a) Jill.
(b) Blaze.
(c) Kim.
(d) Ashley.

13. What does Steve say when he hears Ronnie's story about what happened in Chapter 11?
(a) She is grounded.
(b) He thinks she's lying.
(c) He's sending her home.
(d) He believes her.

14. In Chapter 1, Ronnie has not spoken to her father in how long?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

15. What does Ronnie accuse Will of not doing when she confronts him in Chapter 13?
(a) Protecting the turtle eggs.
(b) Calling for the police.
(c) Telling the truth.
(d) Calling her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Steve's friend who is also what insists on going to get Ronnie in Chapter 5?

2. What refers to a broad idea, message, or moral of a story in literature?

3. What gets spilled on Ronnie's shirt in Chapter 3?

4. Marcus insists on sitting next to whom when he arrives in Chapter 8?

5. Will's friend becomes upset when Will turns down a date with his ex-girlfriend in Chapter 5, because it means who will not go out then?

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