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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 has Cal been trying to feed birds scraps in Chapter 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What is Trey wearing in Chapter 7?
(a) Black parka.
(b) Army-green parka.
(c) Old jean jacket.
(d) Old down jacket.

3. What does the rubber fish sing in the village pub?
(a) I Will Survive.
(b) Take Me to the River.
(c) Don't Worry Be Happy.
(d) Bad to the Bone.

4. How old is Brendan when he disappears?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

5. What did Sheila Reddy want to be professionally before she married Johnny?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sheila Reddy?

2. How old was Alyssa when Cal tried to teach her to fish?

3. How many people does Cal say that he shot when he was a cop?

4. How long does Mart think that Cal's house has been empty?

5. In Chapter 1, how long does Cal walk daily?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Alyssa, and how does Cal feel when he talks to her?

2. Why does Cal sometimes like to get up early and eat his breakfast sitting on his back step?

3. What does Trey tell Cal about his family and Brendan in Chapter 7?

4. What excuse does Cal come up with to talk to Sheila Reddy?

5. In Chapter 4, what conclusions does Cal come to when he looks Trey over?

6. What does the Reddy place look like?

7. In Chapter 5, how long and how often does Trey come to Cal's place?

8. What is one of the few things that Cal had sent over to Ireland from the United States, and why does he ship it?

9. What are Bobby and some of the other guys arguing about in the village pub in Chapter 3?

10. How does Cal almost catch the kid who has been watching him?

(see the answer keys)

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