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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Edward's ears in Chapter 19?
(a) They have gotten soggy.
(b) They have gotten dusty.
(c) They have fallen off.
(d) They have burned off.

2. Why is Edward placed on the wooden pole in Chapter 15?
(a) To serve as a warning to children.
(b) To serve as an art display.
(c) To serve as a scarecrow.
(d) To serve as a lure for bears.

3. What do the other tramps frequently ask Bull to do when they gather together at campfires?
(a) They ask him to play his flute.
(b) They ask him to cook.
(c) They ask him to play his guitar.
(d) They ask him to sing.

4. The narrator states in Chapter 13 that Bull always positions Edward so that he is looking in what direction as they travel?
(a) In front of him.
(b) To his right side.
(c) To his left side.
(d) Behind him.

5. How do Edward's feelings about Lucy change in Chapter 13?
(a) He comes to envy her.
(b) He comes to like her.
(c) He comes to pity her.
(d) He comes to detest her.

6. What is described in Chapter 17 as "the saddest sound that Edward had ever heard" (126)?
(a) The crying of the baby.
(b) The caws of crows.
(c) Sarah Ruth's coughing.
(d) The howling of the wolf.

7. What does Bryce do to attempt to appease Neal in Chapter 21?
(a) He performs a tap dance.
(b) He pays extra money.
(c) He makes Edward dance.
(d) He sends for his father.

8. What is Lucius's last name?
(a) Clarke.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Patterson.
(d) Roseberg.

9. What names does Edward list as he lies with Bull and Lucy as they sleep?
(a) The people whom he hates.
(b) The different types of animals.
(c) The people who love him.
(d) The songs he has heard.

10. What does Sarah Ruth play with during the day while Edward sits with her in Chapter 18?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Buttons.
(c) Baby dolls.
(d) Stick men.

11. What does Bull say is "the irony of our constant movement" in Chapter 13 (95)?
(a) "We are running away."
(b) "We are damaged souls."
(c) "We are looking for a home."
(d) "We are going nowhere."

12. During his time with Bull and Lucy, what sound "became a music that soothed him" (103-104)?
(a) "The sound of coyotes chuckling in the distance."
(b) "The sound of the owls hooting from the trees."
(c) "The sound of the wheels on the train tracks."
(d) "The sound of wolves howling at the moon."

13. What color is Neal's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

14. What does the old woman poke Edward with when she discovers him in Chapter 15?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A fishing pole.
(c) A broomstick.
(d) A walking cane.

15. What hangs along with Edward on the wooden pole in Chapter 15?
(a) Wind chimes.
(b) Bells.
(c) Buckets.
(d) Pie tins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Jack's kids?

2. How is the sign for the diner described in Chapter 21?

3. Where does Bryce say he is taking Edward at the end of Chapter 19?

4. How does Bryce carry Edward to town in Chapter 20?

5. Whose house does Edward walk to in the beginning of Chapter 22?

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