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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roy tell Lucas their mother has forgotten to do in Chapter 13?
(a) Bring him his lunch.
(b) Change his sheets.
(c) Give him his pain medication.
(d) Help him with his walking exercises.

2. What does Roy confess to at the Monday night meeting in Chapter 17?
(a) Shooting himself in the foot.
(b) Killing a Vietnamese soldier.
(c) Getting a Vietnamese girl pregnant.
(d) Stealing another soldier's identity.

3. What message did Zoe once ask Roy to take to the family of one of the dead children?
(a) "Tell them my heart is broken too."
(b) "I'm deeply sorry for your loss."
(c) "I didn't mean to do it. Please forgive me."
(d) "I know what I did was wrong, but please stop tormenting me."

4. How does Mrs. Barnes surprise Lucas when he arrives to see Connor in Chapter 16?
(a) She scolds him.
(b) She smiles at him.
(c) She refuses to answer the door.
(d) She sings at him.

5. When Connor returns home from the woods, in Chapter 16, who has been calling him?
(a) Connor.
(b) Darren.
(c) Libby.
(d) Mrs. Barnes.

6. What does Connor say when Lucas makes his discovery in Connor's room in Chapter 16?
(a) "I knew you'd think it was cool."
(b) "That's the only thing I've ever lied to you about."
(c) "You shouldn't go snooping in other people's things."
(d) "Please don't tell Zoe about it."

7. Why does Connor say he does not want to commit suicide anymore?
(a) Because when he almost drowned he realized how important life really is.
(b) Because he wants to stick around and see what happens.
(c) Because he has fallen in love with a girl named Dottie.
(d) Because his father has finally come home.

8. How many letters does Zoe write to Lucas while Lucas is in jail?
(a) 4000.
(b) 128.
(c) 310.
(d) 730.

9. Who leads the NA meetings?
(a) Darren.
(b) Roy.
(c) Joe.
(d) Bill.

10. What does Lucas make Roy promise in Chapter 14?
(a) To stop drinking.
(b) To be nicer to their mother.
(c) To go and visit Zoe.
(d) To go somewhere with him in the afternoon.

11. What does Lucas discover the last time he visit's Zoe's cabin?
(a) That she buried the two dogs behind the outhouse.
(b) That she grew the flowers for the children's graves.
(c) That she kept pictures of the dead children.
(d) That she kept a journal about him.

12. What is the last thing Lucas says?
(a) "I'm sorry that Connor didn't get to live longer."
(b) "Nothing in my life has ever been a mistake."
(c) "Roy and I had never been closer than at that exact moment."
(d) "I still miss Zoe every single day."

13. What is scag?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) LSD.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Marijuana.

14. Why does Lucas try to beat Connor to Zoe's cabin in the morning?
(a) Because he is worried Zoe may have tried to hurt herself again.
(b) So he can ask her about NA meetings.
(c) Because he does not want Lucas to get to run with the dogs.
(d) Because he is jealous of how much time Connor is spending with her.

15. What does Roy ask for in return for his promise to Lucas in Chapter 14?
(a) That Lucas promise not to go to Vietnam when he is 18.
(b) That their mom and dad will not drive them.
(c) That Lucas help him find his pain medication.
(d) That Lucas be nicer to their father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darren tell Lucas about Vietnam?

2. What does Roy say he wishes Lucas had written about in his letters?

3. Where do Roy and Darren talk in Chapter 13?

4. How does Lucas actually get rid of the backpack in Chapter 16?

5. What did Zoe's husband once do to himself?

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