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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kenny want to go to the area of the lake that Grandma warned about?
(a) He has never seen a real bear.
(b) He wants adventure.
(c) He would like to meet a hobo.
(d) He likes snakes.

2. Where does Byron kiss Kenny when he starts to breathe again in Chapter 13?
(a) His hands.
(b) His lips.
(c) His head.
(d) His cheeks.

3. Who did Dad tell about his plan to drive through the night?
(a) Mrs. Davidson.
(b) Ms. Jones.
(c) Mr. Martinez.
(d) Mr. Johnson.

4. How long is the road trip supposed to take?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 days.

5. Where are Kenny and Dad when they discuss why Byron must spend some time in the South?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) Kenny's room.
(c) The car.
(d) The living room.

6. What does Kenny take from the place where the big boom occurred?
(a) A piece of charred wood.
(b) A ribbon.
(c) A burned brick.
(d) A shoe.

7. What does Byron do after Kenny starts breathing again after being saved from the lake?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Faints.
(c) Hits Kenny.
(d) Cries.

8. What does Byron seem to enjoy about being at Grandma's house?
(a) He can make Momma proud.
(b) He is treated like a man.
(c) His friends are not there.
(d) He has no reputation there.

9. Why does Grandma say to stay away from a certain part of the lake?
(a) A bear frequents the area.
(b) There is a whirlpool there.
(c) Snakes live in the nearby bog.
(d) Hobos camp out there.

10. What does the Epilogue talk about?
(a) The true bombing.
(b) African American culture.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Discrimination.

11. Where did the big boom occur?
(a) The school.
(b) The town square.
(c) The church.
(d) The lake.

12. How does Kenny describe Grandma?
(a) Wise and weathered.
(b) Large and beautiful.
(c) Sweet and old.
(d) Tiny and frail.

13. Where does Kenny hide at his house in Chapter 15?
(a) Behind the couch.
(b) In the linen closet.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In the basement.

14. Who refuses to go with Kenny to the ares of the lake Grandma warned about?
(a) Momma.
(b) Dad.
(c) Joetta.
(d) Byron.

15. Where does Joey sleep in the car?
(a) Across the back seat.
(b) In the trunk.
(c) On Momma's lap.
(d) On the floor in the back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the gift from Mrs. Davidson kept?

2. How many children died in the church bombing in Birmingham?

3. What shocks Kenny about Byron when they get to Grandma's house?

4. What does the C.O.R.E. stand for?

5. Where does Grandma Sands live?

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