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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the person who told the author he lost force him to do in Chapter 6?
(a) To give Tobey his Cotton candy.
(b) To feel his private parts.
(c) To leave the park.
(d) To run his errands.

2. According to Chapter 1, what does a first person biography offer?
(a) A broader scope over its personal context.
(b) A personal opinion about life.
(c) Historical insight.
(d) Paradox.

3. Why were the author and his family traveling at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) To visit his grandmother.
(b) To travel and sing together.
(c) To start a new life.
(d) To sell their car.

4. What did the author and his family salvage in Chapter 6?
(a) Their car.
(b) Usable wood.
(c) A plant.
(d) A newspaper article.

5. What was the name of the person the author mentioned being frightened by in Chapter 2?
(a) Jean.
(b) Victor.
(c) Vinny.
(d) He gives no name.

6. What does the author describe in the prologue?
(a) His house.
(b) His peaceful and productive country life.
(c) His dreams.
(d) His job.

7. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A lake.
(b) The family's return to Florida.
(c) The author's dream.
(d) Christmas.

8. Where was the Southbury Training School?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maine.

9. How does the author describe his time with his friend in Chapter 3?
(a) Silent solitude and joy at the core.
(b) Fun.
(c) Adventurous.
(d) It is a bond that will last a lifetime.

10. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Vivid recollections of leaving Freemont.
(b) His thought process.
(c) A dream.
(d) His education.

11. Where were the series of joke items purchased that were played on Jean by the pianist?
(a) The grovery store.
(b) Wal-Mart.
(c) A novelty store.
(d) The movie theater.

12. Who was Ligget?
(a) A boy who was put on "trial" by the other boys.
(b) The name of the school gym.
(c) The author's pet dog.
(d) A frog.

13. What does the author recall in the final section of Chapter 1?
(a) His dad's voice.
(b) Waking in a white room filled with sunshine.
(c) His mom singing.
(d) His childhood friend.

14. What did the author and the other boys accuse Ligget of being?
(a) Fat.
(b) Funny.
(c) A racist.
(d) A bigot.

15. According to the prologue, when did the author find himself racing home?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) Before dinner.
(c) After work.
(d) After school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's fear drive him to do?

2. What other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. Where does the prologue take place?

4. How old was Alison when the family left New York?

5. Where was the author's apartment in Chapter 5?

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