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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jamie hate going to school?
(a) He hates leaving his mother and sister.
(b) He hates getting up early.
(c) He hates his new teacher.
(d) He hates having to catch up.

2. When does Patty say she will catch up with Jamie?
(a) After she has drank her coffee.
(b) After she has talked to Van.
(c) After she has called the police.
(d) After she has had a good cry.

3. Who does Patty compare Jamie to in this section?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Earl.
(c) Van.
(d) Nin.

4. Where is the first thing Patty wants to know when she enters the trailer?
(a) Where Nin is.
(b) If Jamie is okay.
(c) If Van has a gun.
(d) Why Van is there.

5. What does Patty say they will be doing for the rest of their lives if they don't get over Van?
(a) Drinking in the closet.
(b) Hiding in the bureau.
(c) Vomiting in the bathroom.
(d) Living in the trailer.

6. What does Patty yell at Jamie for doing?
(a) Dropping his coffee.
(b) Kicking her.
(c) Staring at her.
(d) Wasting his money.

7. What does Patty tell Jamie to do?
(a) Run towards the woods.
(b) Wait in the car.
(c) Walk towards the school with Nin.
(d) Call the police.

8. Where does Van say he will wait for Patty?
(a) At Earl's house.
(b) Outside.
(c) In the trailer.
(d) At the store.

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

10. What does Patty warn Jamie she would do if he didn't settle down?
(a) Drown him in the lake.
(b) Take away his magic book.
(c) Leave him by the side of the road.
(d) Smack him.

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

12. What does Jamie do outside the trailer?
(a) He skates on the pond.
(b) He sings to himself.
(c) He runs around the trailer.
(d) He looks for sticks.

13. Why does Van leave the trailer?
(a) Patty tells him to go.
(b) Nin begins crying.
(c) He has an appointment.
(d) He senses Jamie's unease.

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

15. What does Jamie break in the car on the way back home from the restaurant?
(a) The car window.
(b) The car tape deck.
(c) The car radio.
(d) The car door handle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Desrochers make Jamie jump?

2. What is Jamie's impulse to feel when he first skates on the pond?

3. Why does Jamie's teacher say she is worried about him?

4. What do Jamie and his mother do instead of going shopping?

5. What does Jamie do in the bathroom?

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