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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the inside of Earl's trailer as cold as?
(a) The North Pole.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) The South Pole.
(d) A freezer.

2. What do Jamie and his mother eat at the carnival?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Burgers.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Cheese toasties.

3. What kind of air does the author say encases them as they walk outside?
(a) Still autumn air.
(b) Frigid winter air.
(c) Summer oven air.
(d) Mild spring air.

4. How does Patty say she knows Earl?
(a) They went to the same university.
(b) They worked together.
(c) They grew up together.
(d) They attended the same AA meetings.

5. What wakes Jamie up when they get to Earl's?
(a) Earl's screams.
(b) The crunching of gravel.
(c) A mobile phone.
(d) Nin's crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamie think is the perfect thing to do next?

2. What does the sunlight make the trailer gleam like?

3. What does Jamie see little mountains of as he steps outside?

4. How does the author describe Patty's words as she calls Jamie over?

5. Why did Jamie and his family leave their home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Earl help Jamie forget his situation at the beginning of this section?

2. What does Jamie recall about Van and Chapter 3?

3. How does Patty calm Jamie down at the beginning of the chapter?

4. What is Jamie's last memory of Van?

5. How does Patty scare Jamie in this section?

6. Summarize Chapter 4.

7. How does Jamie make Patty angry in this section?

8. What is Jamie's opinion of Van?

9. What do Patty and Jamie talk about when Earl goes to work?

10. How does Earl react to seeing Patty and her children at his house?

(see the answer keys)

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