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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. Who intends to hoist all of the captives to the window to get free in Chapter 15: “Inertia”?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Darlene.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) TT.

2. Who are the anchorpeople described that host the morning news in Chapter 26: "Chronicle"?
(a) Andy Rickson and Michelle Hayes.
(b) Jim Pommeroy and Gigi Risi.
(c) Gerald Kimble and Sissy Ross.
(d) Walter Nivens and Sam Waters.

3. What does How give to Eddie to put on his mother's wounds in Chapter 20: “Doing Nothing”?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Lemon juice.
(c) Iodine.
(d) Pork rinds.

4. Who writes the article for the Houston Chronicle regarding Delicious Foods?
(a) Jarvis Arrow.
(b) Nacho Vasquez.
(c) Robert Johnson.
(d) Melvin Jenkins.

5. When does Darlene move to start a detox program, according to the narrator in Chapter 28: "Almost Home"?
(a) Two months after the trial.
(b) Four months after the trial.
(c) One month after the trial.
(d) Two years after the trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beats Darlene for speaking to the reporters in Chapter 19: "The Wrong Limes"?

2. Who is the Nicaraguan worker who "got real sick off the pesticides and then vanished" in Chapter 15: “Inertia”?

3. What does Darlene throw at Jed when he comes into the room in Chapter 26: "Chronicle"?

4. Who puts the blindfold on Eddie before he is cut down in Chapter 22: “We Could Get You Free”?

5. Who ends up shooting Sextus in the lungs in Chapter 24: “Scotty is Surprised”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eddie respond when he is given his own workshop in Chapter 18: “How”?

2. What is the significance of the "tractor scene" in Chapter 25: “Summerton Revisited”?

3. What inner conflicts does Eddie face regarding potential advancement in the company in Chapter 18: “How”?

4. How is the encounter between Eddie and Darlene described in Chapter 27: “Trials”?

5. How and why does the plan for escape fail in Chapter 15: “Inertia”?

6. Why does Darlene move to Shreveport in Chapter 28: “Almost Home”?

7. Who is Jarvis and what is his relationship to Sirius in the novel?

8. Why is Eddie asked to come to the estate in Chapter 16: “Summerton”?

9. How does Darlene prepare for her first visit to the estate in Chapter 16: “Summerton”?

10. What is Eddie's punishment in Chapter 17: “Your Punishment”?

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