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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true of Laura's last evening?
(a) Jasper had jilted her.
(b) Laura snuck out her window.
(c) Jasper had asked her to marry him and run away.
(d) Laura and her father had a physical altercation.

2. Who ends up leaving Corrigan in Chapter Eight?
(a) Pete Wishart.
(b) Eliza Wishart.
(c) Ruth Bucktin.
(d) Charlie Bucktin.

3. Why does Charlie see Wesley Bucktin differently after An Lu is attacked?
(a) Wesley Bucktin physically and verbally stands up for An Lu.
(b) Wesley Bucktin identifies the attackers for the police.
(c) Wesley Bucktin single-handedly runs off all the attackers.
(d) Wesley Bucktin's quiet demeanor and lack of words puts an end to the attack.

4. What is the title of Wesley's Bucktin's book?
(a) Bucktin's Envy.
(b) Ruth's Anger.
(c) Patterson's Curse.
(d) Lus Attack.

5. How is Mr. Wishart handling Laura's disappearance in Chapter Six?
(a) He is crying at every mention of her name.
(b) He is searching for her constantly.
(c) He is bribing the media to cover her story completely.
(d) He is drinking to block it all out.

6. How did Rosie and Jack become friends?
(a) Jack asked for forgiveness.
(b) Jack would send presents to Jasper.
(c) Rosie convinced Jack to forgive David.
(d) Rosie would invite Jack to Sunday dinners.

7. What mass mailing has arrived in Corrigan in Chapter Five?
(a) Missing posters.
(b) Wanted posters.
(c) Draft letters.
(d) Cricket flyers.

8. How did Jasper Jones's mother die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Murder.
(d) Car wreck.

9. Which of the following is the image Charlie uses to declare his love for Eliza?
(a) "We sleep in the tree hollow, snug and safe" (294).
(b) "I've got enough courage in me" (295).
(c) "I want to wrap it around my finger and make a ring out of it" (295).
(d) "Jasper's glad fills our lungs and settles us down" (295).

10. How does Jack Lionel prove his identity to Jasper in Chapter Seven?
(a) He shows Jasper Rosie's birth certificate.
(b) He shows him photos of the two of them together when Jasper was a baby.
(c) He hands Jasper a newspaper clipping.
(d) He shows Jasper his driver's license.

11. How has Jasper been working to earn money to leave Corrigan?
(a) Laying brick.
(b) Flipping burgers.
(c) Working in the peach orchards.
(d) Working on construction sites.

12. What does Jasper NOT see at Jack Lionel's house in Chapter Six?
(a) Black paint.
(b) Doilies.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Piano.

13. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Charlie's response to discovering his mother's affair?
(a) He wants to push their car into the water.
(b) He no longer feels like he must follow her directions.
(c) He cries in sorrow.
(d) He is surprisingly calm.

14. What has "softened [Charlie and Eliza's] talk about leaving" Corrigan (294)?
(a) Watching movies.
(b) Patterson's Curse.
(c) The capture of Laura's killer.
(d) Visits to the Glade.

15. What clue does Jasper find at Mad Jack's that seems to confirm the man's role in Laura's death?
(a) Weapons stored in the garage.
(b) What looks like a shallow grave.
(c) A typed confession.
(d) A car etched with the word "sorry."

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice of Mark Twain's does Charlie use when it comes to talking to Eliza?

2. Which of the following does NOT meet the description of Mad Jack?

3. Chapter Six has a strange structure. How is it different from other chapters?

4. The attack on An Lu takes place on what day?

5. What new grown-up skill has Charlie acquired in Chapter Eight?

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