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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the cricket coach handle the bullying toward Jeffrey?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He puts an end to the game.
(c) He calls parents.
(d) He cuts it off immediately.

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

3. Which is an example of a pun from Chapter Three?
(a) The fact that Eliza's favority actress is Audrey Hepburn.
(b) The insects who "busy themselves around my lamp" (111).
(c) Charlie's response of "it's a grave matter" when his father says the hole will need to be big enough for both their bodies (110).
(d) Charlie's comparison of his father to Atticus Finch.

4. What of the following statements is NOT an indication that Charlie's relationship with his parents is strained?
(a) "Rip Van Winkle! The corpse has risen!" (45).
(b) "He's too polite, that boy" (47).
(c) "I trust you're enjoying your stay at our hotel" (46).
(d) "What do you want?" (46).

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charlie's dad give him a stack of American books on Civil Rights in Chapter One?

2. In Chapter One, who has been murdered?

3. What attracts Charlie to Eliza Wishart?

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

5. Why is Jeffrey grounded in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is The Wizard of Oz a prominent motif in Chapter Four?

2. Why does Jasper come to Charlie?

3. Charlie keeps referring to his choice to wear shoes as "pansy" (25). Why does he feel this way?

4. Jasper has an interesting accent. How does this use of dialect help us to understand him?

5. How does Wesley Bucktin describe Laura Wishart, from a teacher's point of view?

6. What is it that attracts Charlie to Eliza Wishart?

7. What are some of the problems between Charlie and his mother?

8. Why does Charlie not admire Superman?

9. Why does Charlie agree to help Jasper?

10. Why is it unusual that no one is talking about Laura Wishart's disappearance in Chapter Two?

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