View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what bar does Bobby go to on Philip St.?
(a) Cat's Paw.
(b) Left of Center.
(c) The Gulf.
(d) Seven Seas.

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

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

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

5. 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 could change from a boy to a girl.
(b) Because if they kissed their elbow, they would have good luck for seven years.
(c) Because if they kissed their elbow their bone would instantly heal.
(d) Because if they kissed their elbow, they would meet their true love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, who does the girl say is the only one of the Kid's cohorts that she cares about?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the kid say that nobody wants to talk about the speed of?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, how does Bobby think of his sister's hair when they are on the plane coming back from Mexico?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, where does John say that Bobby attended college?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Kid feel about almost all the acts that he brings up? How does he generally end them that gives a clue as to how he feels?

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

3. What part does Bobby's father play in World War II?

4. How does the fire start in Bianca's apartment?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 2, What is Bobby thinking about as he sits in the cathedral?

6. In Chapter 2, What does the Kid present to the girl?

7. What is the job that Bobby and Red go on in Port Sulphur?

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

9. After talking to Oiler about Venezuela, what does Bobby notice about his apartment?

10. What does Debussy say that she wants in regard to gender?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 799 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample