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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who of the following was NOT an important person to the author's childhood?
(a) Tobey.
(b) Jean.
(c) The author's mom.
(d) Alison.

2. In what season did the author's friendship blossom, in Chapter 3?
(a) Summertime.
(b) Fall.
(c) Wintertime.
(d) Spring.

3. In Chapter 5, who was the pianist jealous over?
(a) Alison.
(b) Jean.
(c) Tobey.
(d) Dagmar.

4. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of Ligget's punishment?
(a) The other boys were never punished.
(b) He got a stomach virus.
(c) He was taken to the hospital with a broken jaw.
(d) He never went back to school.

5. In Chapter 3, what does the author mention he and his friend discovered together?
(a) A dead deer.
(b) A dead cat.
(c) A dead mule.
(d) A dead horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author and his family go at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. When did the peak of the pianist and Jean's relationship occur?

3. In Chapter 3, what did Jean need first in order to manifest his idea of making money?

4. According to Chapter 4, why did the author have to go to the location he did?

5. Where was the experimental boarding school the author describes in Chapter 1?

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