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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Buddy’s little sister’s name in the novel?
(a) Addy Walker
(b) Christina Walker
(c) Jennifer Walker
(d) Sarah Walker

2. Where does Jane recall her father having been transferred from when they relocated to this town in Part One?
(a) Berkeley
(b) Monument
(c) Shreveport
(d) Boston

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

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

5. 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 an accident
(c) As a murder
(d) As a negligent homicide

6. What boy does Jane recall as having completely ignored her after their first date in Part One?
(a) Harry Flowers
(b) Timmy Kearns
(c) Marty Sanders
(d) Randy Pierce

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

8. Of the Avenger, the narrator says in Part One, “He was good at planning. His mother called it” what?
(a) Organization
(b) Daydreaming
(c) Being lazy
(d) Being studious

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

10. 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?
(a) 2 years
(b) 6 weeks
(c) 1 year
(d) 6 months

11. What doctor do Artie’s parents take him to when his night terrors begin in Part One?
(a) Dr. Fremont
(b) Dr. Thompson
(c) Dr. Allison
(d) Dr. Ross

12. What is the name of Jane and Karen’s mother in the novel?
(a) Andrea Jerome
(b) Sarah Jerome
(c) Marie Jerome
(d) Alice Jerome

13. On what holiday does the narrator describe the home invasion taking place in the beginning of Part One?
(a) April Fool’s Day
(b) Easter
(c) Valentine’s Day
(d) Halloween

14. On what street does the Jerome family live in the novel?
(a) Willow Street
(b) Azalea Avenue
(c) Fifth Avenue
(d) Arbor Lane

15. When Karen goes flying into the cellar, Buddy recalls his father having hit whom once in his car when Buddy was a child?
(a) An old woman
(b) An old man
(c) A young woman
(d) A young baby

Short Answer Questions

1. On what floor of the high-rise for the elderly does the Avenger’s grandfather live on in the novel?

2. What does the Avenger do with the weapon after he’s murdered the school bully in Part One?

3. How old was Buddy’s sister when she fell from a tree and broke her arm?

4. Which of Jane Jerome’s friends is described as “a giggler” in Part One?

5. How many rooms comprise the “Cape Cod cottage” that is trashed in the beginning of the novel?

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