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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the verdict of Ligget's trial?
(a) He was beaten.
(b) He was found guilty.
(c) He died.
(d) He lost the battle.

3. How did the author's father die?
(a) In his sleep.
(b) From a car accident.
(c) From cancer.
(d) From a boating accident.

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

5. What was the name of the experimental boarding school the author attended in Chapter 1?
(a) Freemont.
(b) Freedman.
(c) Freemount.
(d) Freeman.

6. Which of the following is NOT a description made by the author about the pianist?
(a) Vindictive.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Nasty.
(d) Asexual.

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

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

9. Where did the author take refuge after he and Tobey stopped exploring together?
(a) Under the front porch.
(b) The dog house.
(c) The tree house.
(d) Under his bed.

10. How old was Alison when the family left New York?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

11. In Chapter 3, what did Jean need first in order to manifest his idea of making money?
(a) Seed money.
(b) Equipment.
(c) Land.
(d) A bulldozer.

12. What does the prologue offer the reader?
(a) An excuse to read more.
(b) Describe's the author's visions.
(c) A sense of the author as a human being.
(d) A background on the author's family.

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

14. Who accompanies the author at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Jean.
(b) Alison and Tobey.
(c) Tobey.
(d) Jean and his mom, Dagmar.

15. What did the author pretend to do on the car ride home in Chapter 6?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Sing.
(c) Be mad.
(d) Be happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author and Tobey compete in, in Chapter 6?

2. What purpose does the initial introduction to "Stop-Time's" supporting characters serve for other chapters?

3. Who does Chapter 5 describe?

4. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of Ligget's punishment?

5. What are Chapters 2 and 3 examples of in relation to most autobiographies?

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