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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joey stop doing after Byron talks to her about the garbage trucks?
(a) Drinking cold water.
(b) Complaining.
(c) Wearing gloves.
(d) Talking to Byron.

2. How do the kids feel about getting so bundled up in the winter?
(a) They don't like not being able to move.
(b) They like staying warm.
(c) They like having such nice coats.
(d) They don't like getting so hot.

3. What is Byron pretending to shoot down in the locked bathroom?
(a) Kids from school.
(b) His teachers.
(c) Nazi soldiers.
(d) Gang members.

4. How does Kenny feel when Byron hits the bird on the phone wire?
(a) Excited.
(b) Saddened.
(c) Impressed.
(d) Nervous.

5. What state was Momma raised in?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Florida.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

6. What does Momma try first in an effort to get Byron's lips off the mirror?
(a) Tries a blow dryer.
(b) Pulls him off forcefully.
(c) Uses a chisel.
(d) Pours warm water over it.

7. During which season does the story begin?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

8. What is the only way to reverse what Byron did to his hair?
(a) Reverse the permanent.
(b) Wash it.
(c) Shave it.
(d) Let it grow out.

9. What is wrong with Kenny's eyes?
(a) He is far-sighted.
(b) He is near-sighted.
(c) His left eye is blind.
(d) He has a lazy eye.

10. How does Momma get into the locked bathroom?
(a) She knocks down the door.
(b) She has a key.
(c) She makes Byron open it.
(d) She uses her hair pin to open the lock.

11. Why is the store owner confused when the two children ask to sign the welfare list in Chapter 6?
(a) There is no list.
(b) The Hicks are not on welfare.
(c) He does not allow people to sign for items.
(d) He does not recognize them.

12. In Chapter 3, what is the name of the oldest new boy?
(a) Ruckus.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Ringo.
(d) Rylan.

13. How is Momma kept from punishing Byron?
(a) She screams at the top of her voice.
(b) The matches are blown out.
(c) He tells her to calm down.
(d) He falls down.

14. What does Dad call the other man who wanted to marry Momma?
(a) Hershey.
(b) Handful.
(c) Hardly.
(d) Hambone.

15. Which of the following is NOT something Dad starts fixing on his car in Chapter 8?
(a) Tires.
(b) Fluids.
(c) Radio dial.
(d) Antenna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Byron do to his hair in Chapter 7?

2. What is the new kid's brother's name?

3. Who gets Kenny's gloves back after they are stolen?

4. Why is the method Momma suggests for buying food in Chapter 6 so embarrassing at first?

5. Who was Kenny's only friend before the new kid moved in?

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