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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new book is Charlie reading in Chapter Five?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) Innocents Abroad.
(c) Breakfast at Tiffany's.
(d) Tropic of Cancer.

2. What derogatory nickname does Jeffrey keep calling Charlie in Chapter Six?
(a) Superman.
(b) Communist.
(c) Cheeses.
(d) Idiot.

3. Which of the following is a simile that Charlie uses to describe Eliza's beauty?
(a) "Her skin like milk" (232).
(b) "She seems edgy" (233).
(c) "She's beaming" (232).
(d) "She asks anxiously" (233).

4. During Charlie's punishment, what new book does he read twice?
(a) My Fair Lady.
(b) In Cold Blood.
(c) One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(d) A Farewell to Arms.

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

6. Why does Eliza tell Charlie she is not a good person?
(a) She says she knows things.
(b) She says she has been unkind to Warwick Trent.
(c) She says that she does not support her parents enough.
(d) She says she is happy that Laura is gone.

7. Which of the following does NOT meet the description of Mad Jack?
(a) Haggard.
(b) Hunkered.
(c) Old.
(d) Strong.

8. Which of the following is NOT true of Jack's experience the night Laura Wishart dies?
(a) He has been sick for weeks.
(b) He recognizes Jasper walking past the house.
(c) He notices a mysterious person following behind Laura.
(d) He sees Laura walk by.

9. How is Jack's life NOT affected after the crash and Rosie's death?
(a) He is ostracized by his community.
(b) His leg is shattered.
(c) He lives with a massive amount of guilt.
(d) He is sent to prison for her murder.

10. Which stories does Charlie not use to inspire his fantasies of leaving Corrigan?
(a) On the Road.
(b) Oliver Twist.
(c) Of Mice and Men.
(d) The Catcher in the Rye.

11. What is Jasper Jones's ethnic heritage?
(a) British.
(b) Black.
(c) African.
(d) Aboriginal.

12. Why does Jasper feel guilty about Laura's death?
(a) He did not return her calls the night she died.
(b) He broke up with her two weeks before her death.
(c) He yelled at her the night she died.
(d) He left to get some room from her.

13. What is new about the glade in Chapter Five?
(a) There is a sign that reads, "Sorry."
(b) Everything looks the same.
(c) There is a memorial for Laura.
(d) The eucalyptus tree has been cut down.

14. What advice of Mark Twain's does Charlie use when it comes to talking to Eliza?
(a) "Get your facts first. Then you can distort them as you please."
(b) "Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great."
(c) "Those who do not read the news are uninformed. Those that do are misinformed."
(d) "It is better to shut up and appear stupid than open your mouth and remove all doubt."

15. How did Jack Lionel memorialize Rosie's death?
(a) By scratching the word "sorry" into the car he was driving.
(b) By throwing an elaborate dinner party in her honor.
(c) By sending flowers to the funeral.
(d) By convincing David to bring Jasper to come live with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might Chapter Seven skip back and forth between memories of the encounter with Mad Jack?

2. What mass mailing has arrived in Corrigan in Chapter Five?

3. How does Charlie's mother handle his brush with the law in Chapter Six?

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

5. What does Jasper say in Chapter Seven will happen if Charlie and Eliza leave with him?

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