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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has changed about the dogs?
(a) They've been groomed.
(b) They won't stop howling.
(c) They are meaner than before.
(d) They do not want to go running.

2. What has changed when Lucas visits the cemetery again?
(a) The children's graves have new flowers.
(b) The graveyard has been freshly mowed.
(c) Someone has put grafitti on one of the markers.
(d) There's a new person buried there.

3. Why does Lucas decide he and Libby are through?
(a) She tells him she is in favor of the Vietnam War.
(b) She makes assumptions about his mother and Zoe without knowing them.
(c) She suggests that his mother may have a drinking problem.
(d) She says he is just like Connor.

4. Where does Lucas go at 4 a.m. when he cannot sleep?
(a) To run in the woods.
(b) Zoe's house.
(c) Libby's house.
(d) Connor's house.

5. What does Zoe tell Lucas he can do about Connor?
(a) Tell his own parents.
(b) Try to talk him out of it.
(c) Tell Connor's parents.
(d) Just be his friend.

6. What does the visitor at the cabin in Chapter 3 make Lucas promise to tell Zoe?
(a) That he is sorry she has been ill.
(b) That no one has been to the house.
(c) That he cannot take her dogs.
(d) That he will not come by the house any more.

7. When Lucas asks Zoe for advice about "a friend," what is her second guess for who he is talking about?
(a) Connor.
(b) Roy.
(c) Himself.
(d) Her.

8. Why is Connor angry with Lucas in Chapter 9?
(a) Lucas never mentioned his date with Libby.
(b) Lucas has not been over to see him lately.
(c) Connor is in love with Libby.
(d) Lucas is not joining the track team.

9. What movie does Lucas take Libby to see?
(a) Casablanca.
(b) High Noon.
(c) The Graduate.
(d) The Love Bug.

10. What is Lucas favorite ice cream?
(a) Pralines and Cream.
(b) Chocolate ice cream with the chocolate coating.
(c) Mint chocolate chip with carmel topping.
(d) Black walnut with extra walnuts.

11. What does Zoe insist on doing after her and Lucas' second date?
(a) Throwing away the rose Lucas gave her.
(b) Taking the longest route home.
(c) Stopping at Connor's house.
(d) Walking home alone.

12. What does Connor confess to Lucas in Chapter 5?
(a) He is thinking of running away from home.
(b) He is in love with Libby.
(c) He does not want to be Lucas's friend any more.
(d) He understands why someone might want to commit suicide.

13. When Lucas finds no one home at Zoe's in Chapter 7, where does he eventually find her and the dogs?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Running.
(c) Painting.
(d) Swimming.

14. Why did Zoe not stop Lucas from taking her dogs running?
(a) She hoped he would take them.
(b) She was scared of him.
(c) She did not have the energy.
(d) He looked trustworthy.

15. In what year is most of the novel set?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1863.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1917.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lucas meet the next time he visits the cabin, in Chapter 3?

2. As she soon as she looks in Lucas' eyes, what does Zoe say?

3. How old is Libby?

4. What is wrong with Roy's letter?

5. How does Lucas manage to get Connor to leave his house in Chapter 4?

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