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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 tennis balls.
(b) They are not made of shadow.
(c) They are not part of this reality.
(d) They are not little ping-pong balls.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, why does Bobby's lunch friend say they tried to kiss their elbow after falling out of tree?
(a) Because if they kissed their elbow, they would have good luck for seven years.
(b) Because if they kissed their elbow their bone would instantly heal.
(c) Because if they kissed their elbow, they would meet their true love.
(d) Because if they kissed their elbow they could change from a boy to a girl.

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

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

5. 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 teach one another about truth and lies.
(b) The purpose of families is to create tragedy and then support you through the grief.
(c) The purpose of families is to be loyal to one another and no one else.
(d) The purpose of families is to create the traitor who will erase their history.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what does Bobby realize is missing from the plane?
(a) The satellite phone.
(b) The fuselage.
(c) The navigation rack.
(d) The steering column.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, what does Bobby's paternal grandfather do as a profession?
(a) He is a chemist and engineer.
(b) He is a pilot.
(c) He is a watchmaker.
(d) He is a patent clerk.

8. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, who does the girl say she can smell outside the door?
(a) Miss Vivian and Grogan.
(b) Miss Patricia and Golnak
(c) Mr. Hobbes and Dooling.
(d) Miss Deanna and Walter.

9. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Bobby's job?
(a) Marine biologist.
(b) Salvage diver.
(c) Office manager.
(d) Professor.

10. 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) A ventriloquist.
(c) Grogan.
(d) Lawn dwarves.

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

12. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what part of Oiler's life does Bobby want Oiler to tell him about?
(a) Oiler's time in Vietnam.
(b) Oiler's time in Mexico.
(c) Oiler's time in jail.
(d) Oiler's time in college.

13. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, why does the Kid say that he came first without his cohorts?
(a) He gave his cohorts with day off.
(b) He had to scope things out first.
(c) His cohorts do not want to come with him anymore.
(d) They are in someone else's room at the moment.

14. What does the Kid have instead of hands?
(a) Flippers.
(b) Hooks.
(c) Nubs.
(d) Paws.

15. In the italicized section of Chapter 2, at what age does the girl say that her hallucinations started?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what part of AA does Bobby's lunch date have trouble with?

2. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, in what subject does the girl get a B?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what instrument does the girl play?

4. 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?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, what do Bobby and his sister do all day on her eighteenth birthday?

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