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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book is Eliza reading in Chapter Three?
(a) Pudd'nhead Wilson.
(b) Breakfast at Tiffany's.
(c) The Naked and the Dead.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

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

3. What famous Pudd'nhead Wilson quote resonates with Charlie?
(a) “When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.”
(b) "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear."
(c) “As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.”
(d) "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”

4. For what reason does An Lu NOT stand out in Corrigan?
(a) He keeps an intricate garden.
(b) He is Vietnamese.
(c) He is a strong athlete.
(d) He is an engineer.

5. Which is NOT a rumor about Warwick Trent?
(a) He is sexually active.
(b) He is a professional cricket player.
(c) He has some of Mad Jack Lionel's peach pits.
(d) He has a tattoo.

6. What Vietnamees delicacy does Charlie love?
(a) Bang Chow Pow.
(b) Lychee juice.
(c) Pork pie.
(d) Fried squid.

7. What is the title of Jeffrey and Charlie's Great Australian novel?
(a) Pope on a Rope: Truth Will Set You Free.
(b) Jasper Jones: The True Cricket Champion.
(c) Mark Twain, Harper Lee, and Australia.
(d) Truth McJustice and the Holy Grail.

8. Why does Jeffrey admire Muhammad Ali?
(a) Ali was an attractive man.
(b) Ali was wealthy.
(c) Ali always paid retribution to his bullies.
(d) Ali used bullying as a reason to become strong.

9. For what do the larger boys NOT pick on Jeffrey?
(a) His familiy's wealth.
(b) His Vietnamese heritage.
(c) His accent.
(d) His size.

10. Of what actress does Eliza remind Charlie?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Audrey Hepburn.
(c) Sophia Loren.
(d) Lauren Bacall.

11. What metaphor does Charlie use to describe the spotter planes in Chapter Four?
(a) Two black dragonflies.
(b) Two flying monkeys.
(c) Birds of prey.
(d) The horsemen of the apocalypse.

12. Whom does Jasper suspect of killing Laura?
(a) Charlie Bucktin.
(b) Jeffrey Lu.
(c) Jack Lionel.
(d) Eliza Wishart.

13. Why might Silvey use curse words in developing the relationship between Jeffrey and Charlie?
(a) Silvey wants to show how troubled the boys are.
(b) This use of vernacular sets them up as typical adolescent boys trying to be tough.
(c) The vernacular is used as personification.
(d) Silvey is attempting to be sensationalistic.

14. Who is Jeffrey's cricket hero?
(a) Jasper Jones.
(b) Doug Walters.
(c) An Lu.
(d) Jack Lionel.

15. Which description does NOT fit Jeffrey?
(a) Talented.
(b) Tall.
(c) Compact.
(d) Powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Charlie an outcast in Corrigan?

2. What sends Charlie racing from his room when he awakens in Chapter Three?

3. Why does Jasper fear reporting the murder in Chapter One?

4. What does Charlie call the terrible feeling in his stomach in Chapter Four?

5. From what sort of tree is Laura's body hanging?

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