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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Karen Jerome arrive home during the home invasion in the beginning of Part One?
(a) 9:46 p.m.
(b) 10:02 p.m.
(c) 2:14 a.m.
(d) 9:33 p.m.

2. Who is the bully described from the Avenger’s perspective that “spent the day snickering” in Part One?
(a) Vaughn Masterson
(b) Amos Dalton
(c) Mickey Stallings
(d) Randy Pierce

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

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

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

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

7. What “old-time movie producer” does the Avenger’s grandfather always quote?
(a) David Lynch
(b) Sam Goldwyn
(c) Henry Weinstein
(d) Orson Welles

8. Which of Jane Jerome’s friends is described as “a giggler” in Part One?
(a) Leslie Cairns
(b) Jennifer Smith
(c) Patti Amarelli
(d) Karen Wilson

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

10. What does Jane recall as the “worst mark of her life” in Part One?
(a) A D in History
(b) A D-minus in P.E>
(c) A C-minus in Math
(d) A C-plus in English

11. Jane’s new friends from school introduced her to the sights of her new town, including the mall in what downtown city?
(a) Berkeley
(b) Salem
(c) Wickburg
(d) Boston

12. The narrator says in Part One, “The first time he saw Randy and Marty together, Buddy flashed back to an old movie on television.” What was the movie?
(a) The Maltese Falcon
(b) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
(c) Breakfast at Tiffany’s
(d) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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

14. What does Jane tell her friends people call Mickey Stallings behind his back in Part One?
(a) The Avenger
(b) Goofy the Dog
(c) Old Man Stallings
(d) Mickey Looney

15. What friend of Buddy’s says as he holds Karen down to be raped, “Me next” when Buddy comes downstairs in Part One?
(a) Harry Flowers
(b) Marty Sanders
(c) Randy Pierce
(d) Mickey Stallings

Short Answer Questions

1. How many beer cans are left behind from the home invaders in the beginning of Part One?

2. What does Harry constantly call his friends after the vandalism and attack as they leave the Jerome home that Buddy considers to be Harry’s “black talk”?

3. What is the name of the Avenger’s father in the novel?

4. Where did Harry get the fireworks that he presents to Buddy and the gang 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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