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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. Where does Mr. Peacock hit Mrs. Feehan in Chapter 9?
(a) Face.
(b) Back.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Head.

2. In Chapter 9, how long has Charlie's father been gone?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

3. What does Charlie imagine that he sees in the mold on his bedroom wall in Chapter 9?
(a) His dad.
(b) Women's faces.
(c) A dog.
(d) Food.

4. How did Charlie's father die?
(a) Hit by a bus.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Coughing up blood.
(d) Cancer.

5. Where might Charlie be able to get a job sticking labels on jam tins?
(a) Marty's.
(b) Berty's.
(c) Rosella's.
(d) Louella's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what is Charlie's mother doing when he comes home at the end of the chapter?

2. What do the Heaths serve when Charlie visits in Chapter 8?

3. What number does Nostrils wear on his football jersey?

4. What does Charlie find his mother holding while she is dusting in Chapter 10?

5. What does Charlie pick up for Dolly in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how does Charlie describe Mr. Peacock when he comes to visit?

2. What does Charlie feel as he walks toward school in Chapter 1?

3. Why do Nostrils and Charlie hide in some bushes during a delivery for Squizzy in Chapter 8?

4. What does Dolly have for Charlie when he comes to work on his first day in Chapter 6?

5. How does Charlie know how to read people, and why is it an important skill?

6. Who does Charlie join in Chapter 2 waiting for Squizzy Taylor, and what do they wear?

7. What happens when Charlie is playing football with Nostrils?

8. Who attracts Charlie's attention in Chapter 11?

9. What happens when Charlie hits Mr. Peacock with a cricket bat in Chapter 9?

10. Why are there so many disagreeable smells in Richmond?

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