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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 thought that if he missed, he would probably break his nose.
(b) The idea that if he practiced enough, he would become an expert.
(c) The hope that he would get the marble in the bull's eye.
(d) The chance that his mother would catch him and get angry.

2. What is Jessie's worst subject?
(a) Dance.
(b) Math.
(c) Reading.
(d) Feelings.

3. What had broken a week ago in the protagonist's attic?
(a) An air conditioner.
(b) An antique fan.
(c) A dresser.
(d) The Treski television.

4. What is a "slump"?
(a) A drop in the activity of a business or the economy.
(b) An increase in the activity of a business or the economy.
(c) A time when the market is stable.
(d) A period when money is worth more than normal.

5. Who gave Evan $10 for his birthday?
(a) His mom.
(b) His grandma.
(c) His sister, Jessie.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Evan states that there are how many days of summer left?

2. At the end of Chapter 2, how is Jessie and Evan's relationship?

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

4. What does Evan hear from above the basement in Chapter 1?

5. What competition is Jessie making a project for in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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