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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Earl and Jamie go skating?
(a) The river.
(b) The pond.
(c) The lake.
(d) The skating rink.

2. What does Jamie think his mother is sending him back into by sending him back to school?
(a) A black world.
(b) An evil world.
(c) A wonderless world.
(d) A contaminated world.

3. What does Jamie want for Christmas?
(a) A watch.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A power ranger.
(d) Everything.

4. What does Patty stop asking Jamie after Wednesday?
(a) If he likes living in the trailer.
(b) If he is too sick to go to school.
(c) If he misses Van.
(d) If he is bored of her.

5. Where has Patty planned a shopping visit to?
(a) Eoin.
(b) Stark.
(c) Littleton.
(d) Bourneville.

6. How does Jamie feel when Patty disappears in her car to give Mrs. Desroches back her bag?
(a) Excited.
(b) Tearful.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Indifferent.

7. What pointers does Earl give Jamie to help him skate?
(a) Open your eyes and enjoy yourself.
(b) Relax and bend your knees.
(c) Close your eyes and tense your muscles.
(d) Move like you are running.

8. Who does Patty think she spots at the carnival?
(a) Earl.
(b) Van.
(c) Nin.
(d) Agnes.

9. What does Patty get out of the cabinet when she gets home?
(a) A pack of cigarettes.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A photo album.
(d) A pack of cards.

10. What does Jamie think his mother needs for Christmas?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A computer.
(c) A car and a bed.
(d) A pair of slippers.

11. Why does Jamie feel sorry for Agnes in Chapter 5?
(a) She has a son like Van.
(b) She has bad skin.
(c) She is very poor.
(d) She is getting old.

12. What does Jamie say Patty does in record time?
(a) Cooks dinner.
(b) Puts Nin to bed.
(c) Drives home.
(d) Gets Nin from Agnes' house.

13. Where has Patty gone at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) The market.
(b) Agnes' house.
(c) Earl's house.
(d) The store.

14. Why does Earl say he has come to the trailer?
(a) He wants to talk with Patty.
(b) He wants to take the family out for breakfast.
(c) He wants to get his toolbox.
(d) He has come to give Jamie his present.

15. Which of the following people sees Jamie and his mother duck behind the snowcone stand?
(a) Mrs. Desrochers.
(b) Miss. Benson.
(c) Mr. Dennis.
(d) Mrs. Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jamie feel sorry for Van?

2. Why does Patty send Jamie outside of the trailer?

3. What does Jamie try to talk to his mother about?

4. What does Jamie think his mother sounds like when she apologizes to him?

5. Which of the following people don't survive the bomb?

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