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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What little boy does Jane describe in Part One as being “like a premature middle-aged man. Always a worried look on his face, always carrying one or two library books.”
(a) Randy Pierce
(b) Marty Sanders
(c) Amos Dalton
(d) Vaughn Masterson

3. When the death of the school bully that the Avenger killed is reported in the paper, it is reported how?
(a) As a suicide
(b) As a murder
(c) As a negligent homicide
(d) As an accident

4. What is Mickey Stalling’s position in the neighborhood where Jane’s family lives in the novel?
(a) He’s a handyman
(b) He’s a city councilman
(c) He’s a preacher
(d) He’s a local butcher

5. What position does Mr. Jerome have at the telephone company where he works in Part One?
(a) Business manager
(b) Chief financial officer
(c) Sales manager
(d) Floor manager

Short Answer Questions

1. What color do the home invaders spray-paint the walls in the home in the beginning of Part One?

2. What are the names of the girls that Jane has befriended since she’s transferred to her new school?

3. How does the narrator describe Buddy’s mother in Part One?

4. Where is Buddy when Harry Flowers first talks to him and tells him “You need action” in Part One?

5. On what date does Mickey tell Jane it will be time to plant the tomatoes in Part One?

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