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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What friend of Buddy’s does Karen bite on the hand as she attempts to flee her attackers in Part One?
(a) Harry Flowers
(b) Randy Pierce
(c) Mickey Pierce
(d) Marty Sanders

2. How old was Buddy’s sister when she fell from a tree and broke her arm?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 5

3. Where is Buddy when Harry Flowers first talks to him and tells him “You need action” in Part One?
(a) At the First Congregational Church
(b) At the Mall
(c) At Wickburg Regional
(d) At Jedson Park

4. With what weapon does the Avenger kill the school bully in Part One?
(a) A dagger
(b) A crowbar
(c) A revolver
(d) A butcher knife

5. What is the name of the Avenger’s mother in the novel?
(a) Sarah
(b) Mary
(c) Diane
(d) Ella

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Part One, “The first time he saw Randy and Marty together, Buddy flashed back to an old movie on television.” What was the movie?

2. Who is the little boy that the Avenger watches the school bully torture every day, “tripping him, pulling his shirt out of his pants, tweaking his cheeks”?

3. On what holiday does the narrator describe the home invasion taking place in the beginning of Part One?

4. What do Randy and Marty argue about as Buddy and his friends drive away from the house they’ve demolished in Part One?

5. What little boy from two doors down from Jane’s house is described as specializing in “riding his bike helter-skelter on the sidewalk” in Part One?

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