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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. When does Patty say she will catch up with Jamie?
(a) After she has called the police.
(b) After she has had a good cry.
(c) After she has talked to Van.
(d) After she has drank her coffee.

2. How does Jamie make Nin cry?
(a) He spits at her.
(b) He kicks her drawer.
(c) He throws a stuffed animal at her.
(d) He spills water on her.

3. Why does Jamie kick Nin's drawer?
(a) To annoy his mother.
(b) To practise his karate.
(c) To hurt Nin.
(d) To see if it hides her.

4. What does Patty stop asking Jamie after Wednesday?
(a) If he misses Van.
(b) If he is bored of her.
(c) If he is too sick to go to school.
(d) If he likes living in the trailer.

5. What does Jamie break in the car on the way back home from the restaurant?
(a) The car radio.
(b) The car door handle.
(c) The car window.
(d) The car tape deck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patty accidentally break in the kitchen?

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

3. What problems does the ice cause Patty?

4. What does Jamie think his mother sounds like when she apologizes to him?

5. How does Patty help Jamie in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Patty have at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. Why doesn't Patty want to talk on the way back home with Jamie?

3. How do Jamie and Patty spend Saturday?

4. Why is Mrs. Desrochers so concerned about Jamie?

5. How does Jamie hide himself and Nin from Van?

6. Summarize Chapter 9.

7. How does Jamie's success at the carnival effect his mood?

8. How does Patty calm Jamie down?

9. Why does Jamie step into the hallway in this chapter?

10. How does Mrs. Desrochers support Jamie and his mother?

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