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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joel doing at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Bathing.
(b) Doing chores.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Reading.

2. What does Joel say his life has been a series of when he reverts inward during the religious service?
(a) Huge disappointments.
(b) Trials.
(c) Distractions.
(d) Hurdles.

3. What causes the religious service to be interrupted in Chapter 3?
(a) The mule gets loose.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) Randolph interupts them.
(d) It's dinner time.

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

5. To where does Jesus Fever's granddaughter tell Joel she plans to move after her grandfather dies?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

6. When he reverts inward during the religious service, what does Joel say his life has done to a point where he is trapped with crazy people? w
(a) Evolved.
(b) Deteriorated.
(c) Changed.
(d) Gone off course.

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

8. How many children does Joel's aunt Ellen have?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

9. What is the name of the nasty red haired girl Joel tries to apprehend for a local man in Chapter 1?
(a) Florabel Thompkins.
(b) Miss Wisteria.
(c) Idabel Thompkins.
(d) Annie Rose Kupperman.

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

11. Who insists that the prayer service not end after it is interrupted in Chapter 3?
(a) Jesus Fever.
(b) Joel.
(c) Amy.
(d) Zoo.

12. What is the name of the body of water that Joel must cross to retrieve the item the eccentric hermit wishes to make for him?
(a) Rushing Brook.
(b) Drowning Pond.
(c) Cedar Creek.
(d) Cloudy Stream.

13. Who moves closer to Joel on the sofa while Amy plays music in Chapter 4?
(a) Amy.
(b) Idabel.
(c) Florabel.
(d) Randolph.

14. What does Joel do after witnessing the singing and exhortations during the religious service?
(a) Cries.
(b) Cowers in awe.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Becomes angry.

15. What is the name of the old Negro pygmy who offers Joel a ride to his father's house?
(a) John Brown.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Jesus Fever.
(d) Little Sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amy request to do that brings Joel out of his head in Chapter 4?

2. Who pretends not to see the tennis ball in the room in Chapter 4?

3. What does Florabel bemoan about her sister when talking with Joel in Chapter 5?

4. How old is Joel at the beginning of the book?

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

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