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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What writing style does the author repeat throughout the book?
(a) A journal style.
(b) Switching from past to present tenses.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Switching from 1st to 3rd person.

3. What has the author gained between the time he writes about these events to the time in which they actually took place?
(a) Patience.
(b) Insight.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Maturity.

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

5. What was the name of the bitter pianist?
(a) Derek.
(b) Dyer.
(c) Donald.
(d) Don.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who said "I feel like I've been on this trip all my life"?

2. Where does the prologue take place?

3. Where did the author go the day he parted with his friend in Chapter 3?

4. In what season did the author's friendship blossom, in Chapter 3?

5. What was the prize for the competition the author and Tobey competed in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who does the author narrate having a frightening encounter with?

2. What does the author describe that he and Tobey found together as kids?

3. What happened to Tobey after the author went with him and his family?

4. Where did the author go at the end of Chapter 7?

5. What did Jean realize he needed in order to make money in Florida in Chapter 2?

6. What did the author notice about Jean in the long drive in Chapter 3?

7. What happened to Alison at the beginning of Chapter 6?

8. What happened at the school the author attended in Chapter 1?

9. In Chapter 2, why did the author and his family move, and what did they do?

10. What was the result of Ligget's trial?

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