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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the girl say that photons are not?
(a) They are not little ping-pong balls.
(b) They are not little tennis balls.
(c) They are not part of this reality.
(d) They are not made of shadow.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Bobby's lunch date's original first name?
(a) William.
(b) Julian.
(c) Michael.
(d) Thomas.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what does Bobby find out happened to Oiler.
(a) Oiler is moving permanently to Venezuela.
(b) Oiler met the love of his life.
(c) Oiler quit working for Taylor's
(d) Oiler died.

4. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, after they talk about her report card, who does the Kid call to sing a song for the girl?
(a) A musician wearing suspenders and a top hat.
(b) Lawn dwarves.
(c) Grogan.
(d) A ventriloquist.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what started the fire in Bianca's apartment?
(a) Her pet bird knocked over a lit candle.
(b) Her dog knocked over a kerosene lamp.
(c) Cats soaked in paint thinner.
(d) Mice taking matches and leaving them under a heat lamp.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, at the end of his trip, where does Bobby call to talk to his sister?
(a) Jimmy Anderson's bar.
(b) Their maternal grandmother's house.
(c) Mosca's Restaurant.
(d) The Absinthe House.

7. In the Italicized section of the Chapter 1, in the girl's dream, what are she and Bobby running after?
(a) A bus.
(b) A plane.
(c) A car.
(d) A train.

8. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, what mathematical term does the Kid accuse the girl of calling him?
(a) A pythagorean theorem.
(b) A spectral operator.
(c) A conjectural postulate.
(d) An imaginary integer.

9. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where does Oiler's sister live?
(a) Louisville, Kentucky.
(b) Des Moines, Iowa.
(c) Prescott, Arizona.
(d) San Antonio, Texas.

10. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, who does Bobby think hid the rubber raft under the tree?
(a) Oiler.
(b) Campbell, Bobby's dive tender.
(c) Red.
(d) The missing passenger.

11. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who does Bobby go downriver with?
(a) He goes with Lou
(b) He goes by himself.
(c) He goes with Oiler.
(d) He goes with Red.

12. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who leaves a message for Bobby at the bar that Bobby calls back when he gets back from his dive job?
(a) Bianca.
(b) The guys in suits.
(c) Oiler.
(d) Debbie.

13. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the girl write in her diary about the purpose of families?
(a) The purpose of families is to create tragedy and then support you through the grief.
(b) The purpose of families is to create the traitor who will erase their history.
(c) The purpose of families is to be loyal to one another and no one else.
(d) The purpose of families is to teach one another about truth and lies.

14. In the Italicized section of the Chapter 1, in what city does the Kid find the girl?
(a) In Portland.
(b) In Chicago.
(c) In New York.
(d) In Los Angeles.

15. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, who does the girl's dressing table originally belong to?
(a) Her greatgrandfather.
(b) Her greatgrandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what does Bobby borrow from Lou?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, who does the carpentry to fix up the girl's room?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, what is the other thing that the Kid accuses the girl of calling him that sh confirms that he is?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who lived in the room at the bar before Bobby moves in?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what do the guys in suits tell Bobby about the plane that Bobby then tells Oiler about?

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