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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. After returning to New Orleans, why does Kline say that Bobby would make a bad fugitive?
(a) Bobby cannot bring himself to leave New Orleans.
(b) Bobby desperately wants to fight his fraud charges and win.
(c) Bobby cannot let go of the wreckage of his life.
(d) Bobby does not know how to keep a low profile.

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what makes the girl flush her meds down the toilet?
(a) A side effect called Neuro Myalgia.
(b) A side effect called Tardive Dyskinesia.
(c) A side effect called Hemispherical Synesthesia.
(d) A side effect called Vascular Colitis.

3. Who calls John while he is recovering in Chapter 8?
(a) Kline.
(b) Bianca Pharaoh.
(c) Janice from Seven Seas.
(d) Bill Seals.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, when Kline picks up Bobby, why does he motion to Bobby to be silent?
(a) Kline is concentrating on another missing person's case.
(b) Kline is in the middle of a conversation with someone on his carphone.
(c) Kline likes to save conversation for dinner.
(d) Kline thinks his car might be bugged with audio surveillance equipment.

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the girl say the suit is made from?
(a) Bobby's old suit.
(b) The girl's old bed sheets.
(c) The girls old dresses.
(d) The curtains in the upstairs bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's good news and bad news in Chapter 8?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the girl say happens to the contents of the old steamer trunk?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what is John's solution for getting off of parole?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, how does John sum up Bobby's history?

5. Why does Bobby say that he could not kill himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the opening of the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, where is Bobby and what is he doing?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does Bobby change his major from math to physics?

3. Where does Bobby go to live for the winter after having his conversation with Kline about Bobby getting on with his life?

4. What happens to Bobby when goes to the jack-up rig?

5. One night while Bobby is in Wartburg, Bobby mentions Alice's papers. Who is Alice? What happened to her?

6. As a child what does Bobby find in the woods?

7. What cathartic exclamations does Bobby make at the end of his visit with the person who comes to visit Bobby while Bobby is living alone in a shack by the beach?

8. Who shows up in the girl's recovery room? How do they look? What is the girl's response?

9. What is in the trunk that the Kid brings into the girl's room?

10. What happens to Bobby's pet while Bobby is away on the jack-up rig? How does it happen?

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