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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 is the name of the waitress that serves Bryce in Chapter 21?
(a) Janice.
(b) Marlene.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Norma.

2. How is the interior of the diner described in Chapter 21?
(a) Stale and musty.
(b) Warm and bright.
(c) Cold and dark.
(d) Cool and damp.

3. Who lunges after Edward to prevent him from leaving in Chapter 22?
(a) Pellagrina.
(b) Bull.
(c) Anna.
(d) Eugene.

4. What bird sings at night "the saddest sound Edward had ever heard" in Chapter 16 (119)?
(a) A mourning dove.
(b) A nightingale.
(c) An owl.
(d) A whipporwill.

5. 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 play his guitar.
(c) They ask him to sing.
(d) They ask him to cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bryce holding in his hand when he enters Lucius's shop in Chapter 24?

2. What does Bryce say he and Edward are in, in Chapter 21?

3. What does Edward believe he is in Chapter 21?

4. What does Bryce order to drink at the diner in Chapter 21?

5. Why does Neal come to confront Bryce in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Bryce manage to make Edward dance?

2. When and under what circumstances does Sarah Ruth die?

3. How is Bryce's home described?

4. What does the old woman do with Edward in Chapter 15? Why?

5. Where does Edward wake up in Chapter 23? How is this setting described?

6. Where is Edward in his dream in Chapter 22?

7. How does Edward's identity change while in Sarah Ruth's care?

8. How does Bull change Edward's appearance and name?

9. How do the other hobos perceive Edward?

10. How does Edward become separated from Bull and Lucy?

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