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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time “on the dot” does Buddy’s mother demand that he and his sister show up at the table for dinner each evening, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) 7:10 p.m.
(b) 6:30 p.m.
(c) 7:15 p.m.
(d) 6:15 p.m.

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

3. What is the name of the venue across the street from the Mall where “all the big stars appeared,” including “New Kids on the Block and Billy Joel and Madonna”?
(a) The Concenter
(b) The Concertplex
(c) The Landside Arena
(d) The Burnside Arena

4. Who was the pastor at Jane’s old Methodist church in Monument, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) Pastor Michael James
(b) Pastor Steven Williams
(c) Pastor Paul Skawinski
(d) Pastor William Smith

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?
(a) Vaughn Masterson
(b) Randy Pierce
(c) Mikey Bryan
(d) Mickey Stallings

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does the Jerome family live in the novel?

2. How old is Buddy’s little sister in Part One?

3. What “old-time movie producer” does the Avenger’s grandfather always quote?

4. About how long has the Jerome family lived in the town they currently live in, according to the narrator in the beginning of Part One?

5. Of the Avenger, the narrator says in Part One, “He was good at planning. His mother called it” what?

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