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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) A near death experience.
(b) A frightening encounter with Jean's alcoholic brother.
(c) A conversation he had with his mom.
(d) Going fishing.

2. How old was the author when his father died?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

3. Where did the author go the day he parted with his friend in Chapter 3?
(a) His paternal grandmother's.
(b) His sister, Alison's.
(c) His maternal grandmother's.
(d) His dad's.

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

5. Where was the experimental boarding school the author describes in Chapter 1?
(a) Jacksonville, Fl.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) England.
(d) Ft. Lauderdale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jean travel to get the things he needed to begin his plans of making money in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 3, what did Jean do?

3. How does the author describe his time with his friend in Chapter 3?

4. According to the prologue, when did the author find himself racing home?

5. According to Chapter 3, what did the author and his friend do in their free time?

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