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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joel place in a box along with a feather that he had taken from Sam Radclif's truck?
(a) A flower.
(b) A bullet.
(c) A picture.
(d) A nail.

2. How old does Jesus Fever's granddaughter say she was when she was first married?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

3. Who is described as stomping on the ground during the religious service in Chapter 3?
(a) Jesus Fever.
(b) Joel.
(c) Angela Lee.
(d) Zoo.

4. Who does Joel encounter preening on the front porch after running into Zoo in Chapter 5?
(a) Idabel.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Florabel.
(d) Amy.

5. Who does Joel determine he will make his friend near the end of the religious service?
(a) Amy.
(b) Zoo.
(c) Idabel.
(d) Dolores.

6. What time does Joel finally emerge from his room on his first day at the Landing?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Past noon.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

7. What is the name of the eccentric cousin that lives at Joel's father's house?
(a) Ed.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Jesus Fever.

8. What does Joel catch sight of on Zoo during the religious service?
(a) A tattoo.
(b) The scar on her neck.
(c) A scar on her stomach.
(d) A gash in her leg.

9. What is the name of Randolph's mother?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Annie Rose.
(c) Florabel.
(d) Angela Lee.

10. In Chapter 2, who does Amy tell Joel had planned a party in his honor the night before but that he had missed?
(a) Jesus Fever.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Keg Brown.
(d) Ed.

11. Who does Joel realize the world must have a grudge against in addition to him during the religious service?
(a) Jesus Fever.
(b) Amy.
(c) Zoo.
(d) Ed.

12. Who does Joel write a letter to at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Little Sunshine.
(b) Idabel.
(c) Pepe.
(d) Ellen.

13. What kind of answers are given to Joel's questions about a strange woman he saw in Chapter 4?
(a) Honest.
(b) Quick.
(c) Open.
(d) Evasiveness.

14. What color is the tennis ball that rolls into the room in Chapter 4?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

15. What is said to happen to anyone who crosses the pond near Little Sunshine's home?
(a) They are barren.
(b) They are then haunted.
(c) They become homeless.
(d) They die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus Fever's granddaughter tell Joel he must attend on Sunday afternoons in Chapter 2?

2. What does Jesus Fever do for most of the journey to Joel's father's house at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What does Zoo keep tied around her neck?

4. What is Idabel going to retrieve from the creek in Chapter 5?

5. What is the name of the restaurant that is first seen in the book?

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