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

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

3. 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 ventriloquist.
(b) A musician wearing suspenders and a top hat.
(c) Lawn dwarves.
(d) Grogan.

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

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what is Oiler going to do on his next dive job?
(a) Weld underwater pipes.
(b) Salvage a sunken cruise ship.
(c) Lead tourist dive tours.
(d) Ecological Survey.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who does Oiler say came calling on him?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what does Bobby realize when he gets back to his apartment after talking to Oiler?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what is the name of Bobby's lunch date's sister?

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, who does the girl say she can smell outside the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why does Bobby rent a boat and sail around the little cluster of islands off the coast of Mississippi?

2. Of the Kid's cohorts, who is the only one that the girl cares about? Why does the kid not summon her for the girl?

3. Why is the Kid called the Thalidomide Kid?

4. Who does the hunter find on his walk through the woods?

5. Where does Bobby move in after taking all his belongings out of his apartment?

6. After talking to Oiler about Vietnam, what do the guys in suits want to know from Bobby about the downed plane?

7. Before the girl ends her life in the Wisconsin woods, who comes to see her a final time in her room in Chicago?

8. What does Oiler say that he regrets the most about his time in Vietnam?

9. What does Bobby do with what he finds in his grandmother's basement?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what appears in the night at the girl's window that makes her whisper Bobby's name?

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