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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. Adam begins to talk excitedly about the _________ man that is in his memory.
(a) Black
(b) Red
(c) Gray
(d) Orange

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

3. What is Adam's dream in terms of the career path he wants to take?
(a) Doctor
(b) Mob boss
(c) Judge
(d) Writer

4. On the day that Adam's mother is the happiest, she has a special _________ hour that she enjoys in her bedroom.
(a) Reading
(b) Telephone
(c) Bath
(d) Knitting

5. In what state does Adam think he was born, according to what his birth certificate says and his father told him?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Massachusetts
(c) Vermont
(d) Rhode Island

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dog does Adam run into that leaves him terrified at the sight?

2. Adam tells Brint that he will give him some __________ as he is telling his story.

3. Where does Adam think about leaving his bike in order to keep it safe and sound?

4. What does Adam think when he thinks of Amy? "I don't ____________ you."

5. Who is in the role of the interrogator at the start of this book's interrogation scenes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam tell the boys about his bike, which only arouses their curiosity in it and in Adam?

2. What is the conversation Adam has with himself as the rain begins to pour heavily on his bike journey?

3. Why does Adam's arm hurt so much, according to the narrative at the beginning of the section?

4. Why were Adam and his parents taking that initial bus ride away from their home?

5. What does Adam now see that his mother was afraid of, as be recalls in his interrogations?

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

7. What happens to Adam as the car travels slowly down the road to the city of Hookset?

8. How did Adam feel about his father and about what he had done to provide testimony?

9. What does Adam ask Brint about Paul Delmonte when the name is brought up again?

10. Why did Adam's father go through with providing testimony in Washington DC before a Senate Committee?

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