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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 is the likely reason for the heat being turned off in the house?
(a) Everyone was at school and has not turned it on yet
(b) It was warm outside, so there was no need for heat
(c) The bill was not paid
(d) The furnace was broken

2. What does Mason chastise Tex for?
(a) Speeding
(b) Slamming on the brakes
(c) Looking at the hitchhiker's body
(d) Picking up a hitchhiker to begin with

3. Which of the following was the name of Tex's horse?
(a) Negrito
(b) Johnny
(c) Blackie
(d) Jamie

4. What does the hitchhiker tell Mason and Tex he has done?
(a) Killed a few people
(b) Broken a few legs
(c) Sold drugs
(d) Killed a police officer

5. Which of the following characters is NOT a Collins?
(a) Bob
(b) Charlie
(c) Jamie
(d) Lem

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long is Johnny grounded from his motorbike?

2. Where do Tex and Mason decide to go before they leave the city and head home?

3. Who do Mason and Tex think could be the next 'hitchhiker'?

4. How does Tex feel when the people at the outdoor sporting goods store tell him he can go?

5. What does Tex overhear Jamie saying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one event in this chapter which could be considered good thinking on Tex's part?

2. What probably saved Tex's life?

3. Why does Mason believe Cole dislikes he and Tex?

4. Who keeps their cool during the hitchhiker incident?

5. Why does Jamie think that Cole would like to have Mason as his son?

6. How does Pop react to the situation that Tex has gotten himself in?

7. What does Tex realize about Lem once he gets in the car?

8. Why did Lem leave school and town?

9. How does Lem come to the revelation that Mason wants respect more than money?

10. What does Mason tell Pop it takes to have a family?

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