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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives at Charlie's window in the middle of the night as the book opens?
(a) Jasper Jones.
(b) Jeffrey Lu.
(c) Laura Wishart.
(d) Eliza Wishart.

2. When Charlie awakens in Chapter Two, what does he expect to find happening in his neighborhood?
(a) Policemen at his door.
(b) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(c) Breakfast with his parents.
(d) A massive search for Laura.

3. What sends Charlie racing from his room when he awakens in Chapter Three?
(a) His fear of a paper wasp.
(b) His mother's anger.
(c) A date with Eliza.
(d) His father's calls to breakfast.

4. Who has died in Charlie's family?
(a) His little brother.
(b) His little sister.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His grandfather.

5. The memory of the peppermint trees at Eliza's house might be a symbol for which of the following?
(a) The refreshing clarity Charlie feels with Eliza.
(b) The loss of her friendship with Jeffrey.
(c) The heat and exhaustion of this terribly sad summer.
(d) Jasper Jones's friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jeffrey grounded in Chapter Three?

2. What is the nature of Laura's injuries in Chapter One?

3. Why might Silvey use curse words in developing the relationship between Jeffrey and Charlie?

4. What of the following statements is NOT an indication that Charlie's relationship with his parents is strained?

5. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?

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