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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. Melody tells Jeff that _________________ have killed the crabs and the herons who used to live in the marshes.
(a) Men
(b) Larger fish
(c) Factories
(d) Oil drillers

2. What does Jeff stop doing because he realizes the Professor likes order and routine?
(a) Cleaning
(b) Doing his homework
(c) Talking
(d) Crying

3. While discussing the possibility of a trip to _____________, Jeff learns about the financial troubles Melody left.
(a) Spain
(b) Germany
(c) England
(d) Florida

4. Who comes for dinner the day after Christmas to eat with Jeff and the Professor?
(a) Dicey Tillerman
(b) Brother Thomas
(c) Melody
(d) Dr. Baker

5. What kinds of guitars does Jeff confess to the professor that he would like to have?
(a) Russells
(b) Stratocasters
(c) Martins
(d) Gibsons

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Professor gives Jeff an allowance week after week, what does Jeff save up to buy?

2. Who is waiting to pick up Jeff when he arrives back home from his visit with Melody?

3. What does Gambo say of Jeff as she is looking at him and telling others to look as well?

4. Jeff doesn't care what's happening to him at school, because of _____________, "nothing could touch him."

5. Who is Jeff's doctor that the Professor needs to call when Jeff becomes very ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brother Thomas do when Jeff reveals he has not eaten dinner or breakfast?

2. What does Melody say when Jeff tells her that he gets only Bs and Cs in school?

3. What is happening at the house where Melody says that she and Jeff need to stop?

4. What does Melody's new boyfriend, Max, refuse to let Jeff do when he is staying with them?

5. What does the Professor do when he reads the note that was left for him from Melody?

6. What did Jeff bring back from Charleston for Brother Thomas to enjoy?

7. What does Gambo remind Jeff of the next day at the breakfast table which makes Jeff feel uncomfortable?

8. What does Jeff realize as night falls when he is on the island's land?

9. Why does Jeff feel that his schooling is a waste of time and a waste of money?

10. What does Jeff do in order to stay in contact with his mother, Melody, after he returns home?

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