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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 did Marullo do when he was deported?
(a) Gave the store to Ethan.
(b) Wrote a letter asking Ethan to help him.
(c) Revealed an affair he had with Margie.
(d) Willed all his property to Mary.

2. Why did Ethan say he took the talisman from the cabinet?
(a) For good luck.
(b) He wanted to show it to Joey.
(c) To keep it safe.
(d) To get it cleaned.

3. How did Ethan expect Ellen to respond to Allen's prize?
(a) She would be happy for him.
(b) She would try to accuse him of cheating.
(c) She would be jealous.
(d) She would be shy and absent.

4. What stings Ethan while he is in his special place at the end of the book?
(a) Centipedes.
(b) Star fish.
(c) Jelly fish.
(d) Wasps.

5. Who does Baker think should run for town manager?
(a) Baker.
(b) Mary.
(c) Margie.
(d) Ethan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margie get money without having a job?

2. How much of Danny's land does Ethan sell to Baker?

3. What did the clerks at the bank do all day when Ethan heard he now owned the store?

4. Why can't Mary relax while on vacation?

5. Why does Baker think Ethan has been manipulating him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ethan do when Biggers comes into the store for the first time after Ethan owns it?

2. What does Margie realize when she flirts with Ethan about paying her for the fortune she read for Mary?

3. What place did Allen take in the essay contest, and why is Ethan so surprised by this?

4. What does Stoney tell Ethan after he talks to Biggers for the first time since owning the store?

5. What does Ethan say July usually is?

6. What big event does Ethan plan to do on July 1st and why?

7. What did Marullo do and say when he was deported and why?

8. What does Mr. Baker say he would do for Ethan if he finds Danny?

9. What does Joey say that shows Ethan his bank robbery might have failed?

10. How was Allen's plagiarism discovered?

(see the answer keys)

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