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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. Who does Vernon live with?
(a) His step-father.
(b) His father.
(c) His step-mother.
(d) His mother.

2. What country does Vernon tell his mother he is going to?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Chile.
(d) Canada.

3. What part of Vernon's body does Dr. Oliver Goosens touch for the first time?
(a) His back.
(b) His head.
(c) His leg.
(d) His arm.

4. What does Pam eat while she sits on the sofa?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Chips.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Candy.

5. Why does Vernon think Jesus became so strange?
(a) He was going through puberty.
(b) His stepfather beat him.
(c) He has no idea.
(d) He was bullied

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following days does the novel begin?

2. What does Vernon say Jesus was like most of the time?

3. What part of Vernon's body does Dr. Oliver Goosens touch for the second time?

4. Which of the following towns is nearest to Martirio?

5. What is the name of the motel the crowd gathers outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vernon plan to help Silas Benn?

2. How does Vernon's Mom betray the fact she does not believe in her son's innocence?

3. Why does Vernon make faces before appearing on TV?

4. How does Vernon get $160 off Deutschman?

5. Why does Vernon hang up on his Mom when he talks to her from prison?

6. What does Ladesma tell Vernon about trials?

7. Why does Mr. Deutschman have to get his haircut at the meatworks factory?

8. What advice does Vernon's mother give him before the trial?

9. What lesson does Vernon say he has learned?

10. What does Lally's show state about Vernon's life?

(see the answer keys)

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