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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. How does Gerald decide whether or not his mother is serious at the beginning of the book?
(a) He studies her face.
(b) He watches her movements.
(c) He asks her.
(d) He listens to her tone.

2. What does Gerald's aunt threaten to get her lights turned back on?
(a) To tell a news agency they turned off a disabled woman's lights.
(b) To take her business to another company.
(c) To sue them for wrongful judgment.
(d) To not pay the rest of her bills.

3. What did Gerald explore with his flashlight?
(a) The attic.
(b) The basement.
(c) The shed.
(d) The cellar.

4. When does Gerald like to hide behind the couch?
(a) When the phone rings.
(b) When his mother goes to work.
(c) When Leroy leaves.
(d) All of these.

5. What does Gerald's aunt make ornaments from?
(a) Silverware.
(b) Broken dishes.
(c) Halloween decorations.
(d) Old Christmas cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gerald miss most about Christmas without Aunt Queen?

2. Why does Angel sometimes stay with a neighbor?

3. How does Angel describe Gerald?

4. Why does Gerald get in between Jordan and Angel?

5. What did Gerald's aunt try to do for Gerald's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gerald say his duty in life is after Aunt Queen dies?

2. What happens to Gerald's mother after the house burns down?

3. What Christmas gift does Jordan give to Angel, and how does she respond?

4. What makes Gerald upset at Aunt Queen's house at the beginning of the book?

5. How does Angel come to relax around Aunt Queen?

6. What does Angel say when Gerald offers to bring a Christmas tree home?

7. What does Gerald want to do when Aunt Queen dies, and why doesn't he?

8. What kinds of things does Aunt Queen do to make Christmas special?

9. What makes Gerald think that Jordan is sexually abusing Angel?

10. What does Gerald get for his eighth birthday?

(see the answer keys)

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