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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 kind of car does Jamie's mother own?
(a) A Buick.
(b) A Pontiac.
(c) A Plymouth.
(d) A Chevy.

2. What does Jamie say everything felt like when Mrs. Gimber was his teacher?
(a) Thankless and forgettable.
(b) Stale and hard.
(c) Heavy and misty.
(d) Light and fluffy.

3. What is Jamie doing in his dream that he knows he shouldn't do?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Running.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Stealing.

4. Who does Jamie wish Earl was?
(a) His father.
(b) His mum's boyfriendd.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His brother.

5. What does Patty put her hand up like when Earl answers the door?
(a) Like she is stopping traffic.
(b) Like she is preventing someone from entering a club.
(c) Like she is shielding her eyes.
(d) Like she is saying an Indian hello.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strikes Jamie about the trailer more than the temperature?

2. How does Jamie think he can keep Nin happy while his mother finishes her breakfast?

3. What was Nin's crying the sound of in Jamie's dream?

4. What does Jamie see sticking out from the top of his pillowcase?

5. What do lesser magicians rely on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patty reassure Jamie?

2. How does Jamie persuade Patty to take him to the carnival?

3. What are the living arrangements in the trailer?

4. What does Jamie see at the beginning of the story?

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

6. How does Van react to what he has done?

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

8. What is Jamie's opinion of Van?

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

10. Summarize Chapter 4.

(see the answer keys)

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