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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. Why does the student think she should make the decision in #149?
(a) Her family feels she is pulling away.
(b) She is really in love.
(c) She is bored.
(d) She wants to change her major.

2. What announcement does Matt make one April day?
(a) He has been accepted at a college.
(b) He is going to be a minister.
(c) Laurie Pye has run away.
(d) He and Sally got married.

3. Why does no one look for Laurie Pye?
(a) His father says he is visiting relatives.
(b) They are used to the Pye boys disappearing.
(c) No one knows he is gone.
(d) They don't have time to look for him.

4. Where was Laurie's body found?
(a) An abandoned warehouse.
(b) A deserted farmhouse.
(c) A railroad track.
(d) A pond.

5. Katie does not feel it is her place to tell the student ____________________.
(a) to change majors.
(b) to marry her boyfriend.
(c) to stay in school.
(d) to get a part-time job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marie Pye showed up one day to tell Matt that _____________________.

2. What injury does Matt sustain in the fight with Luke?

3. Who bakes a birthday cake?

4. Where is Kate headed in Chapter 20?

5. Katie recalls a rumor long ago about Luke _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the primary source of conflict between Luke and Matt while growing up?

2. What does Katie ultimately realize about what was important to Matt?

3. How does Katie feel about inviting Daniel to go to Simon's birthday party with her?

4. What concerns does Matt share with Luke regarding the Pye children?

5. How is Matt injured in a fight with Luke?

6. What gift does Katie decide to buy for Simon's birthday?

7. What does Marie force Katie to come to terms with regarding Matt?

8. What is Daniel's state of mind as he gets closer to Katie's family dinner?

9. What does Marie reveal about the tragedies in her family, beginning with Laurie's death?

10. How do Marie and Daniel get Katie to see Matt's life in a different light?

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