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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. As they walk out of the woods at the end of Chapter One, how does Charlie feel about Jasper?
(a) As though he could murder Charlie, too.
(b) As though Jasper will turn himself in.
(c) As though they are allies.
(d) As thought he must be guilty.

3. What punishment does Charlie's mother give him for sneaking off and his disrespect in Chapter Three?
(a) She makes him dig a hole and then fill it back in.
(b) She sends him to his room and takes away his books.
(c) She allows his father to handle all the problems.
(d) She refuses to allow him to see Eliza anymore.

4. Where does Charlie find Eliza in Chapter Three?
(a) Outside her house.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the grove.
(d) Outside the bookstore.

5. Why is Charlie an outcast in Corrigan?
(a) He has no friends.
(b) He is smart.
(c) He is a thug.
(d) He is an athlete.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charlie awakens in Chapter Two, what does he expect to find happening in his neighborhood?

2. Why does Mrs. Lu not chastise Jeffrey and Charlie for cursing?

3. What does Charlie's father's silence in Chapter Three remind Charlie of?

4. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "our flyscreen door claps against the side of the house" (99)?

5. Who arrives at Charlie's window in the middle of the night as the book opens?

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