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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author's fear drive him to do?
(a) Go to work with his parents.
(b) Sleep with the lights on.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Leave the cabin.

2. Where did the author and his family go at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Florida.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Mississippi.

3. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 3?
(a) Renting his house out.
(b) Selling hunting gear.
(c) Cab rides.
(d) Charging for private lessons on horseback riding.

4. How does the author describe Jean and Dagmar when he leaves them to go with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?
(a) Bickering.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Quarreling.

5. What does the author recall about the conditions of the person he remembers in Chapter 1?
(a) That he was in and out of mental hospitals during his childhood.
(b) That he was poor.
(c) That he was a stable, reliable man.
(d) That he was rich.

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

7. How long did the pianist live in the author's mom's apartment?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 1 year.

8. What does the author describe in the final section of Chapter 1?
(a) A dream.
(b) His hunger.
(c) A sleepless night.
(d) His headache.

9. What was Ligget's punishment?
(a) He had to keep score for recess the entire year.
(b) 40 boys were allowed to kick him.
(c) He had to clean the desks every Tuesday.
(d) 40 boys were allowed to punch him.

10. What are Chapters 2 and 3 examples of in relation to most autobiographies?
(a) A deeper insight to other people's feelings.
(b) A broader narrative over a personal one.
(c) A more personal narrative over a braoder one.
(d) It is of the author's persepctive.

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

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

13. Where did Jean travel to get the things he needed to begin his plans of making money in Chapter 3?
(a) Up the road.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

14. How did the author feel about their arrival in Chapter 4?
(a) He was excited.
(b) He was anxious.
(c) He was scared.
(d) He dreaded it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author and Tobey begin to explore the English language's crudities?

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

3. What did the author fear about Southbury Training School?

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

5. What does the author describe in the prologue?

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