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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. What does Lem tell Mason and Tex he is doing for work?
(a) Working in a lumber yard
(b) Using welfare
(c) Making illegal drugs
(d) A go-between selling drugs

2. Why do Tex, Mason and Lem go to the Collins' home?
(a) To see Jamie
(b) To share the news
(c) To spite Cole
(d) To visit with Charlie

3. Where is the fair?
(a) Further away in the country
(b) 20 miles from their home
(c) 50 miles from their home
(d) Down the road from their home

4. Which word best describes Tex's behavior with the female clerk?
(a) Cool
(b) Smooth
(c) Flirtatious
(d) Awkward

5. How long has Tex known Lem?
(a) A few years
(b) His whole life
(c) Since he started school
(d) A few months

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mason going on Saturday?

2. How many horses did Tex and Mason own between the two of them?

3. What could it be said that Tex helps Johnny recover by making the jump?

4. How did Lem's parents feel about his decision to leave school and get married?

5. How long has Tex been sleepwalking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Mason is skipping the fair this year?

2. How does Mason ruin Tex's good mood?

3. Why did Lem leave school and town?

4. What promise does Tex keep in this chapter?

5. Why does Tex think he was allowed to leave the outdoor store?

6. What is surprising to Tex that Mason says toward the end of the chapter?

7. What epiphany does Tex come to after the incident at the outdoor store?

8. What problem does Jamie have with Lem's life?

9. How would you describe the relationship between Tex and Cole?

10. Why does Tex believe he will never see Lem again?

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