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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. Which family member from Geraldine's family was once saved by a turtle?
(a) Great-aunt.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Grandmother.

2. What does Joe have to eat before he goes to work at Whitey and Sonja's station?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Cheerios.
(c) Eggs and sausage.
(d) Cornflakes.

3. How old was a boy who was lynched by a mob in Hoopdance according to Mooshum?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

4. Where does Geraldine have her vegetable garden?
(a) On the east side of the house.
(b) In front of the house.
(c) Behind the house.
(d) On the west side of the house.

5. Where does Joe go in Chapter 5, after he argues with his father about finding his mother's attacker?
(a) Angus's.
(b) Clemence's.
(c) Zack's.
(d) Cappy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the FBI agent Bazil mentions in Chapter 5?

2. What did Geraldine's attacker put over her head?

3. How much money was in the doll that Joe finds in Chapter 7?

4. How many tables does Mighty Al's have?

5. Where do Joe and Angus sit when they attend mass in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Special Agent Bjerke try to speak with Geraldine in Chapter 8?

2. How does Linda make her banana bread?

3. What do Joe and his father plant in the flower beds?

4. What does Geraldine miss while she is hiding in her room in Chapter 5?

5. What does Father Travis remember about the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated?

6. Why does Bazil have no choice but to talk to Joe about his mother's attack in Chapter 6?

7. What chores does Joe do at Whitey's in Chapter 8?

8. What does Joe find in the Lake in Chapter 7?

9. What happens when Joe decides to teach Pearl to play fetch?

10. What does Joe mean when he says that his father can out-weather anybody?

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