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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else does the person giving Joel a haircut use as a guide for cutting?
(a) Tin foil.
(b) A pot.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A bowl.

2. What does Joel go with Idabel to do in Chapter 7?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Shopping.
(c) To see music.
(d) To eat.

3. How does Randolph describe the dreams his girlfriend had that he saw in a dream book?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Sensual.
(c) Violent.
(d) Lethargic.

4. How many days does Ed Samson lie wounded in his apartment before being found?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. Where does Joel kiss Idabel at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) On her mouth.
(b) On her cheek.
(c) On her hand.
(d) On her neck.

6. How does Joel feel about undressing in front of Idabel?
(a) Skittish.
(b) Bold.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Excited.

7. How old is the midget who Joel and Idabel meet?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

8. Where does Randolph tell Joel he first moved to with his girlfriend?
(a) Venice.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Paris.

9. What do Joel and Idabel encounter a couple doing in the woods?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Making love.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Fighting.

10. Who became Pepe Alvarez's lover?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Annie Rose.
(d) Amy.

11. What is Joel hit with after having his hair cut?
(a) A paper ball.
(b) A tennis ball.
(c) Water.
(d) A rope.

12. What is broken at the end of Chapter 7 when Joel and Idabel wrestle?
(a) Idabel's sword.
(b) Joel's glasses.
(c) The colored glasses.
(d) Joel's watch.

13. Who does Joel find lying in a bed in Chapter 6?
(a) Sam.
(b) Pepe.
(c) His father.
(d) Keg.

14. Joel concludes that his father is nothing but ______________ when he tries to envision him as a vital man.
(a) A cane.
(b) A limp body.
(c) A red ball.
(d) A pair of eyes.

15. How does Joel feel about his haircut when it is finished?
(a) He loves it.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He is inconsolable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Idabel get the item she offers to let Joel wear?

2. How old was the person whose tombstone Idabel and Joel come up on?

3. What does Randolph make towards Joel when he emerges from his room in Chapter 6?

4. What does Joel do to the person who gave him his haircut after?

5. What rises out of the Drowning Pond when Joel and Idabel cross it that makes them fall in?

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