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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do higher temperatures affect the character in Chapter 13?
(a) Sometimes they make him sweat less.
(b) Sometimes they make him sweat more.
(c) They make him tired.
(d) They cause him to panic.

2. How old is the character who sweats in Chapter 13?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 26.
(d) 14.

3. Why does Claude speak to Merrill in Chapter 2?
(a) About a hiring problem.
(b) About a financial crisis.
(c) About a business disaster.
(d) About a safety flaw.

4. What is Dean's main concern in Chapter 6?
(a) Money.
(b) Education.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Religion.

5. In Chapter 5, what has happened to the man's mother?
(a) She ran away from home.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She caught a terrible disease.
(d) She attempted suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about the genre of this novel?

2. What are Desk Names, as defined in Chapter 18?

3. In Chapter 8, who does the girl run away with?

4. In Chapter 9, why does the author single out the year 1985?

5. How does Lowtis feel in Chapter 20?

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