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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 name of the bridge they pass over in this chapter?
(a) Iron Bridge
(b) Steel Bridge
(c) Aluminum Bridge
(d) The Endless Bridge

2. What does Grandfather accidentally spit out of the car's front window?
(a) Chewing gum
(b) Whiskey
(c) Food
(d) Tobacco

3. How old is Lucius in the story?
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 10

4. How many times does Boon try to shoot Ludus?
(a) Six
(b) Five
(c) Seven
(d) Eight

5. Who is hiding under the tarp?
(a) Ludus
(b) John
(c) Grandfather
(d) Ned

Short Answer Questions

1. What city do the men start to drive toward after the bridge?

2. How many families are responsible for Boon?

3. What is Sam's job at the railway?

4. What is Lucius responsible for collecting for his father?

5. To where are Boon and Lucius planning to travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Boon not lock the automobile in the garage?

2. Why does Boon want to kill Ludus?

3. What does the Iron Bridge symbolize?

4. What does Lucius learn about Binford?

5. What plot elements does this chapter introduce?

6. What is the unspoken agreement between Father and John?

7. How does Grandfather's purchase of the automobile show him to be a proud man?

8. What lies does Lucius tell in Chapter 3?

9. Describe Boon's character.

10. Why does Ned feel so at ease with the prostitutes?

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