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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Part One, “Artie’s screaming began” how long “after the vandalism”?
(a) 2 months
(b) 3 weeks
(c) 2 days
(d) 2 weeks

2. How tall is Buddy Walker said to be in Part One?
(a) 6’1”
(b) 5’8”
(c) 6’
(d) 5’9”

3. Buddy’s mother is described in Part One as working five days a week in what position in Wickburg?
(a) As a high school teacher
(b) As a policewoman
(c) As a registered nurse
(d) As an executive secretary

4. What is the name of the man who is friends with Jane’s father and the boss of the work crew that repairs the damages to their house in Part One?
(a) Mr. Smith
(b) Mr. Stoddard
(c) Mr. Stallings
(d) Mr. Peacock

5. 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) 6:30 p.m.
(b) 7:15 p.m.
(c) 6:15 p.m.
(d) 7:10 p.m.

6. What is the name of the Avenger’s father in the novel?
(a) William
(b) Peter
(c) Donnie
(d) Andrew

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

8. What boy does the narrator say Leslie is “pink about” in Part One?
(a) Johnny Taylor
(b) Mickey Stallings
(c) Amos Dalton
(d) Vaughn Masterson

9. What is the Avenger’s primary mode of transportation in Part One?
(a) A bike
(b) Taxi
(c) A car
(d) Bus

10. When the death of the school bully that the Avenger killed is reported in the paper, it is noted that the weapon was stolen from whose apartment a month earlier?
(a) Randy Pierce’s
(b) Louis Kendrick’s
(c) Mickey Stallings’s
(d) Marty Sanders’s

11. What is the label that Harry Flowers gives for the exploits of his gang in Part One?
(a) Wild Time
(b) Vengeance
(c) Danger Time
(d) Funtime

12. Where did Harry get the fireworks that he presents to Buddy and the gang in Part One?
(a) Vermont
(b) Montana
(c) New Hampshire
(d) Wyoming

13. 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) Randy Pierce
(b) Amos Dalton
(c) Marty Sanders
(d) Danny Davis

14. Who appears to be in the process of raping Karen Jerome when Buddy comes downstairs in Part One?
(a) Mickey Stallings
(b) Harry Flowers
(c) Marty Sanders
(d) Randy Pierce

15. At what time does the narrator say the home invaders leave the Jerome home after trashing it in the beginning of Part One?
(a) 10:08 p.m.
(b) 10:13 p.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 9:51 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jane tell her friends people call Mickey Stallings behind his back in Part One?

2. What kind of liquor is Buddy drinking in his father’s garage in Part One?

3. What is the name of Jane and Karen’s younger brother?

4. What kind of grades does the Avenger get most of the time, according to the narrator in Part One?

5. The damage estimated on the home that is invaded in the opening of the novel is how much?

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