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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. Where does Adam think about leaving his bike in order to keep it safe and sound?
(a) The library
(b) The police station
(c) The gas station
(d) The restaurant

2. The _________ in Adam increases, though he tries not to take a pill or a shot to calm down.
(a) Hunger
(b) Panic
(c) Happiness
(d) Pain

3. Adam has always wondered what made his mother so ________ whenever he looked at her.
(a) Happy
(b) Mad
(c) Sad
(d) Confused

4. Who does Adam want to talk to in order to calm his nerves?
(a) Dr. Brint
(b) Allison Hertz
(c) Mr. Grey
(d) Amy Hertz

5. Adam hears the approach of a ____________ coming up on the road behind him.
(a) Car
(b) Train
(c) Bike
(d) Dog

Short Answer Questions

1. Finally, Adam decides he will continue on to ______________, even though he is not sure he is strong enough.

2. What is Adam's dream in terms of the career path he wants to take?

3. What does Adam decide to eat when he is in a small restaurant in Carver on his bike journey?

4. On what day of the week is Adam's mother the happiest, it seems?

5. Where have Amy and Adam huddled together when they were together in order to kiss each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the condition of the road when Adam continues on his journey from Carver to see his dad?

2. What does the old man tell Adam about the world as he stops off during his bike ride journey?

3. What does Adam feel like when he awakens from his sleep in the middle of the night?

4. Why was Adam never suspicious of Mr. Grey when he started to come around his family's house so often?

5. What were Adam and his father heading to the library for when they come upon the dog that attacks them?

6. What does Adam discover in his father's desk when he steals a key to open up the drawer?

7. What does Brint tell Adam when he finds out Adam has been refusing all of things he has been refusing?

8. What does Adam hope when the troublemakers come to hassle Adam on his bike?

9. How did Robert Cormier come up with the idea for his second novel, I AM THE CHEESE?

10. Where did Adam and his family stop when they were out looking for a motel on their adventure?

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