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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. What is the problem with Mrs. Vey's car that Michael fixes before she's leaving for work?
(a) The battery is dead.
(b) The car is out of gas.
(c) The wipers won't turn on.
(d) The key is stuck in the engine.

2. How much is the bounty on the "last two children," as revealed during the conversation in Chapter 1?
(a) A million dollars.
(b) A quarter of a million dollars.
(c) There isn't one.
(d) A half million dollars.

3. What was Corky's most recent award?
(a) Meridian High's Top Scholastic Honors Award.
(b) State Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.
(c) The State Award for Excellence in Academics.
(d) The Idaho Merit Scholarship.

4. Who is Dr. Parker?
(a) The resident physician at Elgen.
(b) The doctor at the hospital where Michael is.
(c) The psychologist at Pasadena Hospital.
(d) The doctor in charge of electrical research at the Elgen fcility.

5. Why did Michael say he hoped no one called his mother?
(a) He knew he'd be in trouble at home as well.
(b) He knew she'd come to the school and make a scene.
(c) He didn't want to make her day worse than it already was.
(d) He knew she'd cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Taylor say is the reason Michael was able to beat up Jack and his friends?

2. Where is Ostin the morning after he goes out with Michael for ice cream?

3. What is the book Michael has to read for a class?

4. What was Michael's response when his mom asks if Taylor is cute?

5. What does Ostin say he did when he discovered Michael lying on the ground beside his mom's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Vey discover that Ostin knows about Michael's electric power?

2. Describe the scene in which Taylor is caught passing notes in science class.

3. Where does Ostin go that afternoon after class, and why does he go there?

4. When does Michael tell his mother about the offer to attend Elgen Academy? What is his mother's reaction?

5. Describe the encounter with the man wearing dirty clothes outside the pizza place.

6. How does the game end and what does Taylor late confess about her role in it?

7. What is the basic information from the newspaper article Ostin finds related to the Pasadena Hospital?

8. Why does Michael feel a little guilty about going out to a ball game and a party on Friday night? What is his mom's response?

9. According to Michael, what makes him different from the reader?

10. Describe the conversation with the first cheerleader who approaches Ostin and Michael in Chapter 9. What is Ostin's reaction?

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