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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jamie do when he sees his mother's car disappear out of sight?
(a) Hides Nin.
(b) Dives under the bed.
(c) Phones Earl.
(d) Runs after her.

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

3. Where does Jamie hide Nin?
(a) In the fridge.
(b) Among blankets and pillows.
(c) Inside the bureau drawer.
(d) Under the bed.

4. How does Mrs. Desrochers make Jamie jump?
(a) She rings his phone.
(b) She shouts in his ear.
(c) She puts her hand on his back.
(d) She calls him a bad name.

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

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

7. What does Patty carry Jamie back to the trailer like?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A baby.
(c) A Hollywood actress.
(d) A wounded animal.

8. How does Jamie like to entertain his sister?
(a) With funny noises.
(b) With loud burps.
(c) With magic tricks.
(d) With funny faces.

9. What hits the area two days before Christmas?
(a) A hurricaine.
(b) An icestorm.
(c) A snowstorm.
(d) A torpedo.

10. What does Jamie think his mother sounds like when she apologizes to him?
(a) The mean Patty.
(b) An angel.
(c) A monster.
(d) The real Patty.

11. How does Jamie offer to help his mother in this section?
(a) He offer to push the car.
(b) He offers to phone Earl.
(c) He offers to look under the hood.
(d) He offers to do one of his magic tricks.

12. Where does Patty go to phone in sick?
(a) The butchers.
(b) The package store.
(c) Earl's house.
(d) The grocer's.

13. What does Jamie do to his mother when she gets him safely back to the trailer?
(a) Kicks her.
(b) Spits at her.
(c) Scratches her.
(d) Bites her.

14. What terrifies Jamie more than Van?
(a) The farm animals.
(b) The police sirens.
(c) Nin's screaming.
(d) Patty's terrified face.

15. How does Jamie stop Van from going into the bedroom?
(a) He steps into the hall.
(b) He locks the door.
(c) He grabs a knife.
(d) He loads his gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jamie describe the atmosphere on the drive home?

2. How does Jamie react when Patty breaks the plate?

3. What does Patty ask Jamie to do while she talks to Mrs. Desrochers?

4. Who visits the trailer on Monday?

5. What does Jamie break in the car on the way back home from the restaurant?

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