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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 does Craig ask Aaron if he wants to do at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Craig asks if he wants to walk to the Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) Craig asks if he wants to go to Central Park.
(c) Craig asks if he wants to come over to his house.
(d) Craig asks if he wants to get breakfast.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Craig call it when his brain jars back into place?
(a) Retract.
(b) Move.
(c) Fake Shift.
(d) Tentacle.

3. Who is the first person to call Craig at the facility?
(a) Dr. Minerva.
(b) Craig's father.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Nia.

4. How does Craig feel toward the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Craig cannot sleep or eat, and he is having night sweats.
(b) Craig cannot sleep and does not want to talk to anyone.
(c) Craig cannot eat or focus on schoolwork.
(d) Craig refuses to come out of his room.

5. How long does Nurse Monica tell Craig he will most likely be at the hospital?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the patient, Humble, from?

2. What girl do both Aaron and Craig like at the start of the novel?

3. What friend does Craig first confide in about his depression?

4. When does Craig think he became depressed according to the start of Part 2?

5. Where does Aaron go over the summer after junior high?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Craig behave in the bathroom in the beginning of the book?

2. As stated in the Foreword, what are some ways that the author, Ned Vizzini, used his own experiences to help people suffering from mental illness?

3. How are Craig's eating habits during his depression?

4. How does Humble define a person that is a yuppie?

5. How does Craig compare Manhattan and Brooklyn in Chapter 10?

6. As described in Chapter 7, what is the probable reason Craig becomes depressed?

7. How is the reader first introduced to the Sergeant?

8. When Craig calls Nia, how does he explain his phone call from the previous night?

9. What does Craig do instead of killing himself?

10. How does Craig describe the Tentacles in his life?

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