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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Author meets the Kid, what does the Kid have for breakfast?
(a) Waffles and strawberries.
(b) Eggs and pancakes.
(c) Cereal and yogurt.
(d) Pancakes and sausage.

2. How many book festivals has the Author been to in New Orleans since meeting the Kid at breakfast?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. How far do Soot and his father have to drive to see Daddy Henry?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

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

5. How old is the boy on page 27?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

6. Where does the Author go on his book tour after leaving the Midwest?
(a) Colorado.
(b) West Coast.
(c) East Coast.
(d) Texas.

7. What is the name of the media trainer's secretary?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Lacy.
(c) Cathi.
(d) Mandi.

8. In a photo that Daddy Henry showed Soot, about how old was Soot's father?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

9. What color hair does the media trainer's secretary have?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown with pink streaks.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown with blue streaks.

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

11. How does the Author describe the cover of his book when he sees it in a bookstore?
(a) White cover with black words.
(b) Black cover with white words.
(c) Red cover with a two boys and a man on the front.
(d) Yellow cover with a book and a boy on the front.

12. What does the Author wear for media training?
(a) Sport coat.
(b) Button-down shirt and leather sport jacket.
(c) Suit and tie.
(d) Button-down shirt, tie, and khakis.

13. On page 54, who tells William he acts like a racial slur?
(a) No one.
(b) Soot.
(c) Daddy Henry.
(d) Jacob.

14. What is the name of a woman that the Author remembers from a Barnes & Noble in New Mexico?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Barb.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Kayla.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade is Tyrone Green in who rides the school bus with the boy?

2. How long have the boy's parents in the first chapter of the book been trying to teach him to become invisible?

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

4. When the Author was a teen, what would he eat on Friday and Saturday nights when he worked on his writing?

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

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