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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) Give him his pain medication.
(b) Change his sheets.
(c) Bring him his lunch.
(d) Help him with his walking exercises.

2. How old was Zoe when she died?
(a) 80.
(b) 89.
(c) 93.
(d) 72.

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

4. What is Lucas's big idea in Chapter 11?
(a) To make Connor feel better by taking him to the movies.
(b) To convince Libby to date Connor.
(c) To bring Connor to Zoe so she can help him.
(d) To help Connor go searching for his father.

5. What reassurance does Zoe give Lucas in Chapter 14?
(a) She tells him he does not need to worry about her anymore.
(b) She tells him she took the dogs to the vet and they are healthy.
(c) She tells him she knows Roy will be just fine.
(d) She tells him Connor is doing much better.

6. When Lucas's mother returns in Chapter 13, why is she angry with Lucas?
(a) Because Lucas has given his brother the medication.
(b) Because Connor is there.
(c) Because Lucas has been at Zoe's again.
(d) Because Lucas's father still is not home from work.

7. How does Lucas avoid going to Vietnam?
(a) The war ends before he is old enough to be drafted.
(b) He goes to Canada until the war is over.
(c) He refuses to go and goes to jail.
(d) He shoots himself in the foot.

8. Why does Connor refuse Lucas's offer to let him run with the dogs?
(a) He says it is far too early for him to get up in the morning.
(b) He says the dogs are Lucas's thing.
(c) He does not like running.
(d) He does not like dogs.

9. Who does Lucas visit just after he gets rid of the backpack in Chapter 16?
(a) Joe.
(b) Roy.
(c) Zoe.
(d) Darren.

10. Why does Connor say it is so easy to talk to Zoe?
(a) Because she has had to go through hard times too.
(b) Because she is much older than his parents.
(c) Because her house is in the woods, away from town.
(d) Because she is not part of his normal life.

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

12. What does Connor say he will tell his mother about the pillow case?
(a) Lucas needed to borrow it.
(b) The cat peed on it.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The cat tore it up.

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

14. Who shows up at the Monday night NA meeting in Chapter 17?
(a) Darren.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Mr. Barnes.
(d) Mrs. Barnes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roy say at his first NA meeting alone?

2. Where does Lucas go to get rid of the backpack in Chapter 16?

3. Where do Lucas and Roy go the night of the funeral in Chapter 19?

4. What does Lucas discover the last time he visit's Zoe's cabin?

5. Why has Roy not taken a newcomer chip at NA?

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