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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 having to catch up.
(c) He hates his new teacher.
(d) He hates getting up early.

2. What does Jamie think the car feels like on the way back home?
(a) Big and fearful.
(b) Fun and playful.
(c) Dark and cavernous.
(d) Small and claustrophobic.

3. Why can't Patty start her car?
(a) She has lost the keys.
(b) The car is too old.
(c) It has run out of petrol.
(d) It's too cold.

4. What does Jamie's mother do instead of leaving him by the side of the road?
(a) Tells him a cautionary tale.
(b) Buys him candy.
(c) Takes him back to the restaurant.
(d) Takes him to his father's.

5. What has Earl bought Jamie for Christmas?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) A computer.
(c) A pair of skates.
(d) A skate board.

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

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

8. Why does Van say he has come to the trailer?
(a) He wants to give Jamie his Christmas present.
(b) He want to see Nin.
(c) He wants to talk to Patty.
(d) He wants to stay the night.

9. Who does Patty say is long gone?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Jamie's father.
(d) Nin's father.

10. Who does Van call for when he gets to the trailer?
(a) Nin.
(b) Earl.
(c) Patty.
(d) Jamie.

11. What does Jamie compare learning to skate to?
(a) Learning to ride a bike.
(b) Learning to drive.
(c) Learning to walk.
(d) Learning to cook.

12. Which of the following people don't survive the bomb?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Earl.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Nin.

13. What does Jamie try to talk to his mother about?
(a) His latest magic trick.
(b) The stuffed animal he won for Nin.
(c) His shooting ability.
(d) Her beautiful new dress.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Jamie's teeth clatter while skating on the pond?

2. How does Jamie offer to help his mother in this section?

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

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

5. Where does Van say he will wait for Patty?

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