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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the boy at Soot's school who says that people cannot turn invisible?
(a) Peter.
(b) Bill.
(c) Darryl.
(d) Dan.

2. When Soot and his father visit his grandfather, how long does their visit last?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

3. When the Author goes to the bathroom during the media training, who is already there?
(a) A delivery person.
(b) The Kid.
(c) Jack.
(d) A lawyer.

4. What does Jack, the media trainer, say one of his clients was?
(a) Russian spy.
(b) Bank robber.
(c) Murderer.
(d) Hacker.

5. After the argument on page 54, how many times does Soot see his grandfather again?
(a) Never.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

6. In a small living room in Carolina, what color is the couch?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Plaid.

7. When the Author is in San Francisco with Renny, how many radio spots does he have?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

8. When did Oprah's couch stop running?
(a) April 19, 2011.
(b) May 25, 2011.
(c) June 30, 2011.
(d) March 4, 2011.

9. Where is the hotel the Author is staying in when he sleeps with a desk clerk?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) Midwest.

10. When the Author was at a booksellers' conference somwhere in the upper Northwest, what was the name of the nice woman he met there?
(a) Kim.
(b) Gina.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Angela.

11. During the media training, what does Sharon show Jack and the Author on her phone?
(a) A funeral for a Black boy.
(b) The body of a young Black boy.
(c) A protest for a Black boy.
(d) A grieving Black man and woman.

12. What movie does the Author think of when he is riding up in the elevator to his room to prove to the desk clerk who he is?
(a) Arsenic and Old Lace.
(b) Double Indemnity.
(c) The Man Who Came to Dinner.
(d) The Maltese Falcon.

13. When the Author was a teen, what would he eat on Friday and Saturday nights when he worked on his writing?
(a) Pringles.
(b) Hershey bars.
(c) Cheetos.
(d) M & Ms.

14. What is the first drawing that Soot finds in a box Daddy Henry shows him?
(a) Woman at the ocean.
(b) A tree.
(c) A small dog.
(d) A woman in a flower garden.

15. How old was the Author when he decided that he wanted to be a writer?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Author meets the Kid, what does the Kid have for breakfast?

2. What type of people did William draw before he quit?

3. What percent of a decrease in sales does Sharon say occurs when an author is homophobic?

4. What does Daddy Henry remember that William was good at?

5. How far do Soot and his father have to drive to see Daddy Henry?

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