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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 does Will suggest of Marcus' intent with the duck in Chapter 9?
(a) He must have been trying to catch it.
(b) He must have been trying to kill the duck.
(c) He must have been trying to shoo it away.
(d) He must not have seen it.

2. Where does Will meet the woman he dates in Chapter 4?
(a) In a diner.
(b) At a basketball match.
(c) At the library.
(d) At the grocery store.

3. What do Will, Suzie and Marcus wait for in Chapter 10?
(a) Fiona to shower and dress so they can go out.
(b) A table at the restaurant.
(c) A taxi.
(d) News of how Fiona is doing.

4. Who does Will date in Chapter 4?
(a) Anne.
(b) Annabelle.
(c) Amelie.
(d) Angie.

5. What does Will dislike?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Football.
(d) Idleness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fiona doing when Marcus returns home in Chapter 7?

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

3. What kind of test is Will taking in Chapter 2?

4. Why is dinner stressful in Chapter 1?

5. What do Suzie and Marcus discover when they walk inside Marcus' home in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marcus try to turn off the film in Chapter 11?

2. What happens after Will ignores Fiona's message in Chapter 14?

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

4. What frightens Marcus is Chapter 5?

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

6. What does Will find himself looking forward to?

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

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

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

10. From whose perspective is the novel "About a Boy" told from?

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