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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 number did the barefoot boy make Roy count to before he could remove his blindfold?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 55.

2. By Chapter Eight, how far behind schedule was the construction project?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

3. How did Roy get to and from school while he was suspended from the bus?
(a) His mom took and picked him up.
(b) He rode his bike.
(c) He took the city bus.
(d) His dad took and picked him up.

4. What sort of footwear was the strange boy seen running in Chapter One wearing?
(a) High top basketball shoes.
(b) He was barefoot.
(c) Racing flats.
(d) Slippers.

5. What was Dana Matherson doing to Roy on the Bus in Chapter One?
(a) Pushing his thumbs into Roy’s eyes.
(b) Punching Roy.
(c) Pushing his thumbs into Roy’s temples.
(d) Threatening Roy verbally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part was hurt on the barefoot runner?

2. What color are the owls’ eyes?

3. What was Beatrice’s relationship to the barefoot boy?

4. How did Roy’s dad react to Officer Delinko’s request for him to write a letter?

5. What was Roy doing when Officer Delinko saw him for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beatrice interact with Roy’s mother the first time they meet? What does this tell readers about Beatrice?

2. Why does Roy receive the punishment that he does for fighting with Dana?

3. Roy seems to surprise people a great deal simply by being honest and straightforward. What are some examples of this from Chapter Four?

4. What back-story is revealed about the barefoot runner in Chapter Ten?

5. What are some examples of cliffhangers in this chapter, and why might the author employ them?

6. What did Roy feel was his ‘duty as an only child’ and what does this tell readers about Roy?

7. How did Roy and Officer Delinko meet?

8. Why did Officer Delinko not believe it is kids messing with the pancake house construction site?

9. How is the girl who talks to Roy in the cafeteria in Chapter Two presented, and what does this suggest?

10. What lie did Beatrice tell Roy’s mother in Chapter Ten, and why did she pick that lie?

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