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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jane describes her house and the street it is on as something like you might see in what old television show in Part One?
(a) Leave it to Beaver
(b) The Brat Pack
(c) Lassie
(d) The Brady Bunch

2. How old is Buddy’s little sister in Part One?
(a) 17
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 15

3. 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”?
(a) Danny Davis
(b) Marty Sanders
(c) Randy Pierce
(d) Amos Dalton

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

5. 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

6. What grade in school is the Avenger when he kills the school bully in Part One?
(a) Fifth grade
(b) Ninth grade
(c) Fourth grade
(d) Third grade

7. How many beer cans are left behind from the home invaders in the beginning of Part One?
(a) 30
(b) 23
(c) 35
(d) 43

8. From whom had the Avenger stolen the weapon that he uses to murder the school bully in Part One?
(a) His grandmother
(b) His mother
(c) His grandfather
(d) His uncle

9. How does the narrator describe Buddy’s mother in Part One?
(a) Dirty and addiction-riddled
(b) Fat and slovenly
(c) Classless and cold
(d) Slim and elegant

10. The damage estimated on the home that is invaded in the opening of the novel is how much?
(a) $10,000
(b) $20,000
(c) $15,000
(d) $30,000

11. The narrator describes Mr. Jerome as serving on the committee for what charitable organization every year in Part One?
(a) The Salvation Army
(b) The Blue Cross
(c) The Red Cross
(d) The United Way

12. 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 Concertplex
(b) The Landside Arena
(c) The Burnside Arena
(d) The Concenter

13. To what city do Artie’s parents take him to see a doctor when his night terrors begin in Part One?
(a) Oakland
(b) Springfield
(c) Boston
(d) Monument

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Buddy Walker said to be in Part One?

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

3. What is the name of the woman that Buddy’s father has been having an affair with, according to Buddy’s sister in Part One?

4. What is Buddy’s little sister’s name in the novel?

5. Who was the pastor at Jane’s old Methodist church in Monument, according to the narrator in Part One?

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