View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does SPAT stand for?
(a) Science Psycology, Abstract Thinking
(b) Single Parents, Alone Together.
(c) Single Parents, Always Tired.
(d) Sandwiches, Pizza And Tacos.

2. Why does Will never get any job offers?
(a) He has bad work references.
(b) He is always late for interviews.
(c) He only applies for jobs he is unqualified for.
(d) He has no job history.

3. Where should Fiona have been instead of at home in Chapter 7?
(a) At work.
(b) Running errands.
(c) Picking Marcus up at school.
(d) Enjoying the outdoors.

4. How old is Will in Chapter 4?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Thirty-six.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Forty.

5. What does Marcus find at his house in Chapter 11?
(a) A gift for him from his father.
(b) A dead rat.
(c) His mother's suicide note.
(d) A letter from Will.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will realize at the end of Chapter 4?

2. After many visits from Marcus, what does Will stop doing?

3. What does Will suggest when Marcus tells him about his troubles at school?

4. What does Will do when he sees the older kids going after Marcus in Chapter 16?

5. Who does Will become interested in in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marcus bullied and how does he handle the bullying?

2. What frightens Marcus is Chapter 5?

3. What lie does Will tell at the SPAT meeting?

4. What do Marcus, Suzie and Will discover at the end of Chapter 9?

5. What does Marcus find at home in Chapter 11?

6. Who is Will introduced to in Chapter 8? What is Will's first impression of this person?

7. Describe Will's night at Fiona's and Marcus' home in Chapter 14.

8. What does Marcus conclude about his family in Chapter 11?

9. What happens to a duck at the SPAT picnic? How does Will cover up for Marcus because of the duck?

10. Describe Will's lunch with Marcus and Fiona in Chapter 13.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 790 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample