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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. Why did Roy stop chasing after the running boy in Chapter Two?
(a) A car went between them and he lost sight of the boy.
(b) A golf ball hit him in the head.
(c) Roy got too tired and couldn’t keep up.
(d) A dog threatened to attack, so Roy turned around.

2. What was Curly afraid of in Chapter Eleven?
(a) The dogs.
(b) The vandals.
(c) His wife.
(d) The snakes.

3. What was Chuck Muckle’s position at the Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake Company?
(a) C.E.O.
(b) Vice President for Human Resources.
(c) President of Human Resources.
(d) Vice President for Corporate Relations.

4. What body part was hurt on the barefoot runner?
(a) His ear.
(b) His arm.
(c) His leg.
(d) His hand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Roy get a flat tire on his bike in Chapter Seven?

2. Why did Roy tell his parents he ran from the bus after fighting?

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

4. What was the weather like at the end of Chapter Six?

5. What was the latest animal let loose in the construction site by the unknown vandal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two favors does Officer Delinko ask of Roy while during their drive to Roy’s house, and how does Roy feel about them?

2. How did Officer Delinko plan to abide by his punishment at work, but still scope out the construction site?

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

4. What situation in Montana did the snakes remind Roy of?

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

6. What is the relationship between Roy and Dana Matherson, as revealed in the bus ride in Chapter One?

7. What happened at the construction site in Chapter Nine to let readers know that the vandal is the barefoot boy?

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

9. What happened to Curly’s television when he was spending the night in the trailer, and what was it symbolic of?

10. Describe the scene Officer Delinko saw when he was scouting out the construction site at 5 a.m. in Chapter Four.

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