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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) Oxymoron.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Personification.
(d) Simile.

2. When Jeffrey joins the cricket game in Chapter Two, what can we infer about his character?
(a) He is fearless.
(b) He is looking for trouble.
(c) He is brave.
(d) He is athletic.

3. How has Jasper Jones NOT gained respect among the athletes of Corrigan?
(a) He wins games.
(b) He is a good tackler.
(c) He is always kind.
(d) He can break bones.

4. What research captures Charlie's imagination at the library?
(a) The truth about Mad Jack Lionel.
(b) Corrigan's history of serial killers.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) Research on killers throughout history.

5. What reason did Cooke give for his crimes?
(a) He wanted to hurt someone.
(b) He had a bad family.
(c) He was bullied.
(d) He was lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. As they walk out of the woods at the end of Chapter One, how does Charlie feel about Jasper?

2. The memory of the peppermint trees at Eliza's house might be a symbol for which of the following?

3. What happens when Charlie and Eliza get to her house in Chapter Three?

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

5. What does Wesley claim to do each night in his study?

(see the answer key)

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