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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. What is the name of a woman the Author has dinner with in San Francisco when Sharon calls and says seeing that woman is a mistake?
(a) Lacy.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Cindi.
(d) Kelly.

2. How tall was the Author's father?
(a) 6 feet 6 inches.
(b) 6 feet 2 inches.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 5 feet 8 inches.

3. What does Soot's mother use to discipline him?
(a) Willow switch.
(b) Ruler.
(c) Old leather belt.
(d) Razor strap.

4. How many times was the Kid shot when he was killed?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. On page 113, where are the Kid and the Author sitting?
(a) Outside the airport.
(b) On a park bench.
(c) In a car.
(d) On a balcony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy from whom Soot steals on page 214?

2. What color hair does the woman have who gets her book signed by the Author and who says, "Hell of a show" (137)?

3. On page 217, where does the Author land?

4. What song plays when Kelly turns on the radio as she drives the Author to the airport?

5. What was the biggest room in the house where the Author lived when he was nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Kid's favorite animal and why?

2. How does Soot's mother act after his father dies?

3. Who asks the Author to autograph a book somewhere over West Texas, and what does he say about the fear that the Author has?

4. How does Soot's mother punish him and why?

5. What does a minister tell the people of Bolton who gathered to hear the Author?

6. What type of house does Renny have, and why does he drive?

7. Why does Sharon call the Author when he is having dinner with a woman named Kelly in San Francisco?

8. How does watching Kelly work affect the Author, and why does he leave suddenly?

9. What does the Author do after Kelly?

10. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?

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