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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of liquor is Buddy drinking in his father’s garage in Part One?
(a) Crown Whiskey
(b) Jack Daniels Whiskey
(c) Seagram’s Gin
(d) Malibu Rum

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

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

6. What little boy from the neighborhood that is constantly bullied does Jane recall seeing her little brother defend in Part One?
(a) Kenny Crane
(b) Mickey Stallings
(c) Amos Dalton
(d) Marty Sanders

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

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

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

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) Marty Sanders’s
(b) Louis Kendrick’s
(c) Randy Pierce’s
(d) Mickey Stallings’s

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

12. Where is Buddy when Harry Flowers first talks to him and tells him “You need action” in Part One?
(a) At the Mall
(b) At Jedson Park
(c) At Wickburg Regional
(d) At the First Congregational Church

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

14. What is the name of the Avenger’s grandfather?
(a) Marty Sanders
(b) Vaughn Masterson
(c) Randy Pierce
(d) Louis Kendrick

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what weapon does the Avenger kill the school bully in Part One?

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

3. What friend of Buddy’s says as he holds Karen down to be raped, “Me next” when Buddy comes downstairs in Part One?

4. What grade in school is the Avenger when he kills the school bully in Part One?

5. From whom had the Avenger stolen the weapon that he uses to murder the school bully in Part One?

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