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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. How long does it take the police officers to take a statement from Geraldine in Chapter 1?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

2. What nationality was the girl who camped in Randall's yard for an entire month?
(a) French.
(b) Dutch.
(c) German.
(d) Swedish.

3. What does Geraldine say that she will make Joe and Bazil when she feels better in Chapter 2?
(a) Sloppy joes and cake.
(b) Macaroni and cheese and chocolate cake.
(c) Chicken sandwiches and homemade ice cream.
(d) Salisbury steak and brownies.

4. What day of the week is it at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

5. How much of a surcharge were George and Grace Lark accused of adding to cash register receipts?
(a) 5%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 20%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Joe when his father taught him to drive?

2. What does Edward do for a living?

3. When did Joe and others help Angus's Aunt Star get satellite?

4. How many days of school does Joe miss when his mother is raped?

5. What month was Joe's mother attacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the book that Joe looks at at the beginning of Chapter 1 and why does he look at it?

2. What is Bazil's occupation?

3. What does Joe realize about judges and how does his father fit the stereotype?

4. What is the history of the house where Joe and his family live?

5. Who is Whitey?

6. What are Joe and his dad doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

7. How did the Indians get around the prohibition to not practice their religion before 1978?

8. What does Cappy give Joe after his mother is hurt?

9. What does the gas can look like that Joe finds in the lake?

10. What does Grandma Thunder make for the boys to eat in Chapter 4?

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