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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 does Jamie feel he is inside of when he enters the trailer?
(a) A spaceship.
(b) A movie trailer.
(c) A hollowed out bullet.
(d) An airbase.

2. Why does Jamie think his mother left Van?
(a) Because Van swore at him.
(b) Because Van is married.
(c) Because Van doesn't have a job.
(d) Because Van threw Nin.

3. What does Jamie think is the perfect thing to do next?
(a) Have a bath.
(b) Go skating.
(c) Get his magic book.
(d) Watch a film.

4. What lesson did Jamie sleep through?
(a) Maths.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Spelling.

5. What does Patty ask Jamie to do for her after she catches Nin?
(a) Put on his clothes.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Walk over to her.
(d) Take Nin to the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamie talk his mother out of doing?

2. Where does Earl live?

3. How does Patty say she knows Earl?

4. What is the name of Jamie's teacher?

5. What knocks Jamie back as he walks outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Earl think it is not a good idea for Patty to stay in the trailer?

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

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

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

5. In what way is Earl the perfect person for Patty to have gone to for help?

6. Why does Jamie get scared in this section?

7. Why is Jamie happy that Nin will be sleeping in the bureau drawer?

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

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

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

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