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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. What do Jack, Will, and Fitch do after leaving the library in Chapter 4?
(a) Go to have lunch.
(b) Go to find Linda.
(c) Go shopping for supplies.
(d) Go back to the hotel to swim.

2. What is the cause of death listed for Susannah Downy in the courthouse records found in Chapter 3?
(a) Murder.
(b) Accident.
(c) Child birth.
(d) Ilness.

3. What does Hastings tell Jack to think of his opponents in the arena he has created?
(a) As a movie set.
(b) As a sports tournament.
(c) As a video game on a larger scale.
(d) As a chess game on a larger scale.

4. Why does Jack believe in Chapter 3 that Linda did not ask him to drive?
(a) He would not drive fast enough.
(b) He does not have his learner's permit.
(c) She does not want him to damage her car.
(d) He is not experienced enough.

5. One whole room of Nick's apartment is dedicated to _____________.
(a) Books.
(b) Movie posters.
(c) DVDs.
(d) Model airplanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Longbranch want to take baby Jack with her to England in the prologue?

2. What does Jack see in the mirror Nick gives to him?

3. Why does Will quickly agree to go to Coalton County with Jack and his aunt in Chapter 2?

4. From what point of view is the novel written?

5. What reason does Mr. Hastings give Jack for coming to Ohio from New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does the leader of the Red Roses give for the murder of Lee's father?

2. In Chapter 7, how does Hastings force Jack to manifest his powers?

3. In Chapter 7, what is the first thing Hastings wants Jack to learn to do with his powers?

4. Why does Jack forget to take his medication on the morning of the soccer tryouts?

5. What does Jack do when he remembers that he forgot to take his medication?

6. In Chapter 8, what does Hastings teach Jack about the Games? How does Jack feel about what he is learning?

7. What does Nick give to Jack in Chapter 6? What is the purpose of this item?

8. Who confronts Jack after the championship game? What happens?

9. In Chapter 2, what object does Jack receive from Mercedes? How does Linda encourage him to wear it?

10. What surgery did Dr. Longbranch perform on Jackson Swift as an infant? For what reason?

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