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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. What surprises Will when he tries to break it off with the woman in Chapter 4?
(a) She pretends not to hear him.
(b) She ends the relationship first.
(c) She weeps uncontrollably.
(d) She giggles.

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

3. Why is Marcus having trouble at school in Chapter 3?
(a) He is not very smart.
(b) He is the new kid.
(c) He is rude to the teachers.
(d) He keeps skipping classes.

4. What does Marcus not have a solution for in Chapter 5?
(a) How to make his mother feel better.
(b) How to get better grades.
(c) How to become cool.
(d) How to lose weight.

5. What does Marcus manage to do in Chapter 15?
(a) Convince Will to date Marcus' mother.
(b) Get into Will's apartment.
(c) Make Will feel guilty.
(d) Recite all the monarchs in British history.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "About a Boy"?

2. What does Will buy for Marcus in Chapter 16?

3. What is Marcus frightened by in Chapter 5?

4. Where does Marcus spend the night in Chapter 10?

5. What lie does Will tell the park keeper in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does Will tell in Chapter 8?

2. What happens to Marcus at the news agent's store in Chapter 7?

3. How do Marcus and Will become closer in Chapter 15?

4. What happens when Marcus tries to hang out with some boys in Chapter 5?

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

6. How does Marcus find his mother when he returns home in Chapter 7? What does she tell him?

7. How does Will come to the realization that single mothers are the perfect companions for men with commitment issues?

8. What does Will almost wish at the SPAT meeting? Why does he almost wish this?

9. What happens to Marcus' mother in Chapter 1? How does this affect Marcus and how does he try to make his mother feel better?

10. Who is Angie?

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