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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 Oscar tell Socrates he is?
(a) A normal person
(b) A good man
(c) A bad man
(d) A complex person

2. What does Philip threaten Darryl and Socrates with?
(a) A baseball bat
(b) A gun
(c) An ax
(d) A knife

3. What does Socrates agree to talk to young children about?
(a) Crime
(b) Education
(c) His life
(d) Drugs

4. Who moves in with Socrates in this chapter?
(a) Howard
(b) Darryl
(c) Theresa
(d) Philip

5. What does Right say he is not afraid of?
(a) Death
(b) Love
(c) Pain
(d) Hell

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Socrates sick with?

2. What was the name of Sally's dog?

3. What does Socrates want to buy from Blackbird?

4. How is Folger related to Stony Wile?

5. What does Hogan own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates think about the dog paw prints around him when he wakes up on the beach?

2. What does Right tell Socrates at the bus stop?

3. How does this chapter show that sometimes violence is necessary?

4. Summarize the novel.

5. What does Theresa's mother say in her letter to Socrates?

6. Why did Socrates break the driver's nose?

7. Why does Socrates blame businessmen for corruption?

8. Why is Socrates concerned about his job?

9. What does Socrates tell Shreve in the cafe?

10. How does Socrates stop Philip and his two friends from hurting Darryl?

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