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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At his track tryout, what confuses Lucas?
(a) The shoe spikes.
(b) The starting blocks.
(c) The starter pistol.
(d) The track lanes.

2. In the park, how does Connor react to the track boys' behavior toward Lucas?
(a) He threatens to call the police.
(b) He comes after them with a bat.
(c) He cries.
(d) He throws a baseball at them.

3. What is the name of the town's ice cream shop?
(a) The Place.
(b) The Diner.
(c) The Palace.
(d) The Local.

4. After the date, Lucas needs more advice from Zoe. What about this time?
(a) How to tell his parents that he is dating someone.
(b) How to take Libby out to eat when he has no money.
(c) How to tell Connor he is dating Libby.
(d) Where to kiss Libby without her parents watching.

5. What are the names of Zoe's daughters?
(a) Judith and Emily.
(b) Katie and Delia.
(c) Winnie and Gretchen.
(d) Lisa and Mary Ann.

6. Where does Lucas finally go to get his answer about Zoe in Chapter 4?
(a) The Ashby museum.
(b) The newspaper office.
(c) The library.
(d) To Zoe's house.

7. When does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) The first day of summer.
(b) The second-to-last day of school.
(c) The first day of school.
(d) Two days after spring break.

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

9. When Lucas asks Zoe for advice about "a friend," who does she think he means at first?
(a) Connor?
(b) Roy.
(c) His mother.
(d) Her.

10. When Lucas tells Zoe he cannot take her dogs, what does she say to anger him?
(a) "You're not as helpful as I'd hoped you be."
(b) "You can't go running with the dogs again."
(c) "Then I guess I'll have to give them to someone else."
(d) "I wouldn't have given them to you anyway."

11. Where does Lucas go after his disastrous second date with Libby?
(a) The river.
(b) Connor's house.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) Zoe's house.

12. What does Lucas do for the person in the hospital?
(a) Move the car.
(b) Read a book.
(c) Feed the dogs.
(d) Clean the house.

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

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

15. What does Lucas suggest he and the person he meets at the cabin in Chapter 3 use for measuring the door?
(a) A stopwatch.
(b) A piece of string.
(c) A gallon bucket.
(d) A ruler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Lucas do before he and Libby can go on their date?

2. What is Lucas worried the visitor at the cabin in Chapter 3 might do?

3. What does Darren ask Lucas when Lucas picks Libby up for their date?

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

5. What is wrong with Roy's letter?

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