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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. In San Francisco, how long does the Author talk about Hell of a Book?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) About 90 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) Over an hour.

2. How many drinks had the Author had before he became a success?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) Maybe 5.
(d) About 10.

3. What double duty does the Bolton Town Hall serve?
(a) Town hall and restaurant.
(b) Town Hall and recreation center.
(c) Town Hall and church.
(d) Town hall and school.

4. Where did Paul get the pistol he uses to teach Soot to shoot?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

5. What does Kelly suggest the Author do while she embalms a corpse to take his mind off what she is doing?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Recite a scene from his book.
(c) Recite a poem.
(d) Count backwards from 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the skin of Soot's favorite superhero?

2. Where does the Author meet a flight attendant from Tulsa?

3. How tall are the Confederate flags along the interstate in the Author's home state?

4. What does Mr. Family Man think he was in another life?

5. Why is Soot in trouble on page 213?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Author never fit in Bolton?

2. How did Kelly decide to become an undertaker?

3. What do the Author and Kelly talk about a long-distance relationship?

4. Why does Kelly go out with the Author?

5. What does the Author say about Sharon when he sees that she is meeting him in Bolton?

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

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

8. What is it like for Soot to be Unseen?

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

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

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