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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eliza tell her mother she must do for Eliza to reveal where Laura's body is?
(a) Tell Eliza everything she knows about Laura's death.
(b) Come forward with all information about her husband.
(c) Run away to New York with Eliza.
(d) Turn herself in.

2. Who has beaten up Jasper in Chapter Five?
(a) The authorities.
(b) His father.
(c) Mad Jack Lionel.
(d) The cricket team.

3. On what day does Charlie's punishment in Chapter Six end?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) The day after Boxing Day.

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

5. Why does the sarge treat Charlie so differently from Jasper?
(a) Charlie's parents are friends with the sarge.
(b) Jasper's father and the sarge are enemies.
(c) Charlie is white.
(d) Mad Jack's stories have already gotten around to the sarge.

6. What character's appendicitis makes room for Jeffrey's big day on the cricket field?
(a) John Wishart.
(b) Jim Quincy.
(c) Jasper Jones.
(d) Warwick Trent.

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

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

9. 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) A typed confession.
(c) What looks like a shallow grave.
(d) A car etched with the word "sorry."

10. In Chapter Seven, what does Eliza say to Charlie about Laura's death?
(a) That she (Eliza) is guilty.
(b) That no one will ever find the girl's body.
(c) That their father is responsible.
(d) That Mad Jack is the murderer.

11. What is the name of the martial arts punch Jeffrey Lu wants to master?
(a) The Bruce Lee Jab.
(b) The Cricket Bowler.
(c) The One-Inch Punch.
(d) The Kiwi Masher.

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

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

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

15. How many times does Jasper come to Charlie's window during Charlie's punishment?
(a) Twice.
(b) Nightly.
(c) None.
(d) Once.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does Jasper have on Charlie in Chapter Seven?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Five, how long has it been since Laura's death and river burial?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of Charlie and Jeffrey's puns?

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

5. What is the truth of Laura's death?

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