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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. How does Jamie like to entertain his sister?
(a) With funny faces.
(b) With loud burps.
(c) With funny noises.
(d) With magic tricks.

2. Why does Jamie feel sorry for Van?
(a) He is about to cry.
(b) He has no money.
(c) No one wants him.
(d) He is going to jail.

3. Where do Earl and Jamie go skating?
(a) The skating rink.
(b) The pond.
(c) The lake.
(d) The river.

4. What does Patty say her family has hit a spell of recently?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Black magic.
(c) Bad karma.
(d) Stormy weather.

5. Why does Jamie hate going to school?
(a) He hates leaving his mother and sister.
(b) He hates having to catch up.
(c) He hates getting up early.
(d) He hates his new teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Earl say he has come to the trailer?

2. What does Jamie think his mother needs for Christmas?

3. What is Patty's job at the grocer's?

4. How does Jamie find he can change direction when skating?

5. What does Patty tell Earl she thought they might have to live in forever?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Earl help Patty in Chapter 9?

2. What does Jamie feel about ice skating?

3. What does Jamie think of Van when he sees him again in the final chapter?

4. Summarize Chapter 9.

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

6. How does Patty react when she sees Van's truck?

7. How does Jamie react when his mother disappears down the road?

8. What does Jamie fantasize in Chapter 7?

9. How does the novel end?

10. Why does Van leave?

(see the answer keys)

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