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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made the game Evan is playing as the book opens just interesting enough to keep it going?
(a) The chance that his mother would catch him and get angry.
(b) The hope that he would get the marble in the bull's eye.
(c) The thought that if he missed, he would probably break his nose.
(d) The idea that if he practiced enough, he would become an expert.

2. What does Evan do when he hears his sister call for him in the basement in Chapter 1?
(a) He keeps quiet and tries to sneak out the back.
(b) He holds his breath and lies still.
(c) He runs upstairs and pushes her.
(d) He yells back at her to leave him alone.

3. At the end of Chapter1, what hits Evan in his nose?
(a) A cup.
(b) A baseball.
(c) A marble.
(d) A book.

4. At the start of the novel, why does Jessie think Evan is mad?
(a) Because he is grounded.
(b) Because he did not get to go to summer camp.
(c) Because a girl broke-up with him.
(d) Because of a letter received from the school.

5. What does Evan hear from above the basement in Chapter 1?
(a) His parents arguing.
(b) The scraping of an old air conditioner.
(c) Dinner being prepared.
(d) The sound of his sister crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Jessie share with Evan about the upcoming weather?

2. Who gave Evan $10 for his birthday?

3. How does Evan explain the lights being out in the basement to his sister?

4. How does Scott feel about Jessie skipping third grade?

5. Where does Jessie keep her money?

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