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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 do the boys realize as they near the police station?
(a) They would rather keep what they know a secret because they do not want Mrs. Willens to be upset.
(b) They are no longer sure that they saw what they think they saw.
(c) They will be in trouble for waiting so long to go to the police.
(d) They will have to make their report in front of a bunch of gossiping old men.

2. Why is Colonel Box so cool and disinterested toward Jimmy?
(a) Colonel Box has the same last name but they are not actually related.
(b) Jimmy did not keep the secret that Colonel Box trusted him with.
(c) Colonel Box disapproves of Jimmy's parents' marriage.
(d) Jimmy is well-known as a troublemaker.

3. How long has Enid been a nurse by the time she has Mrs. Quinn as a patient?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 16 years.

4. Who gave Lois and Sylvie their blocks, coloring books, and paper dolls?
(a) Enid's mother.
(b) Mrs. Box.
(c) Mrs. Willens.
(d) Olive.

5. What is the "Death Trap" (7)?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A ruined mill.
(c) A dam.
(d) A sinkhole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?

2. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?

3. Why does Jimmy's great-aunt Mary live with his family?

4. What strange thing does Cece's father do when he is in a violent mood?

5. What do the boys think Jutland is named after?

Short Essay Questions

1. What details does the narrator offer about the boys' walk to the river that characterize the boys as youthful?

2. In a time and place where people with disabilities are often mocked, why does no one mock Mr. Box?

3. What does the scene when the boys are at the Willens house reveal about Mrs. Willens?

4. What does Enid's father make her promise, and why?

5. What does the scene when Jimmy sees his mother at work reveal about Jimmy?

6. What do the police ask Mrs. Willens about her husband, and how does she reply?

7. Why is Jimmy Box's house so crowded?

8. What personal history does Enid have with Rupert, and how does it impact their present relationship?

9. What causes the argument between Bud and his sister Doris just before dinner?

10. What social situation at the police station discourages the boys from making their report?

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