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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. Whose truck does Jamie see coming up the road?
(a) Peter's.
(b) Patty's.
(c) Earl's.
(d) Van's.

2. What problems does the ice cause Patty?
(a) It seals the trailer door shut.
(b) It freezes the cornflakes.
(c) It freezes the waterpipes.
(d) It freezes her car engine.

3. Where does Jamie hide Nin?
(a) In the fridge.
(b) Inside the bureau drawer.
(c) Among blankets and pillows.
(d) Under the bed.

4. What does Earl use to unseal the trailer door?
(a) A propane torch.
(b) A chisel.
(c) A paint stripper.
(d) A hairdryer.

5. What is Patty's job at the grocer's?
(a) A baker.
(b) A porter.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A bagger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patty stop asking Jamie after Wednesday?

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

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

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

5. What did a waiter once show Jamie how to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patty act on the drive home?

2. How do Jamie and Patty spend Saturday?

3. What does Jamie feel about ice skating?

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

5. Summarize the novel.

6. How do Jamie and Patty spend the week?

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

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

9. How does Patty calm Jamie down?

10. How does the novel end?

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