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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 talk his mother out of doing?
(a) Talking to his teacher.
(b) Taking Nin to the carnival.
(c) Phoning Van.
(d) Phoning in sick.

2. What does Jamie see sticking out from the top of his pillowcase?
(a) His cowboy hat.
(b) His magic box.
(c) His baseball cap.
(d) His tennis shoes.

3. Why does Jamie think Earl is glad to be around Patty?
(a) He is in love with her.
(b) He has no other friends.
(c) She creates adventure.
(d) She makes him feel safe.

4. What does Earl say Patty and her children will be if they stay in the trailer?
(a) Lame geese.
(b) Sitting ducks.
(c) Chattering turkeys.
(d) Potty pigeons.

5. What is the name of Jamie's teacher?
(a) Mr. Dunker.
(b) Mrs. Desrochers.
(c) Miss. Formby.
(d) Mrs. Newby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Jamie up when they get to Earl's?

2. What does Patty tell Jamie to do as he is getting dressed?

3. What does Jamie think he must have inside his body?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What games does Jamie play at the carnival?

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

3. How does Patty scare Jamie in this section?

4. Why does Jamie think it is okay if he doesn't go to school?

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

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

7. What are the living arrangements in the trailer?

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

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

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

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