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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who bought the item that Tom is wearing as Sue and Julie laugh?
(a) Father.
(b) Julie.
(c) One of Julie's boyfriends.
(d) Mother before her death.

2. What do Jack, Julie, and Tom go buy?
(a) A packet of cement.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Air fresheners.
(d) Tea.

3. Who was tied to a brass cot two years ago when their parents left them alone for a short while?
(a) Tom.
(b) Julie.
(c) Sue.
(d) Jack.

4. What does Sue say is causing the faint smell in the house?
(a) Jack's dog.
(b) Mother.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Rats.

5. What is Derek's economic status?
(a) He is rich.
(b) He is also poor.
(c) He is a professional pool player.
(d) He has a job as a grocery clerk.

6. Where is Jack's mother in his nightmare?
(a) Under a bunch of empty cement bags.
(b) Sitting in an armchair.
(c) Sitting on his bed.
(d) Lying in bed with him.

7. Who applies the seal to the trunk?
(a) Derek.
(b) Jack.
(c) Julie.
(d) Tom.

8. What object is the focus of Jack's nightmares?
(a) Sledgehammer.
(b) Horse.
(c) Trunk.
(d) Cement bag.

9. What positive effect does the smell of Jack's hands have?
(a) He begins to clean himself.
(b) He learns to enjoy candles.
(c) The mint store is making profits.
(d) He learns the positive effects of cleaning house.

10. What does Jack argue with his siblings about over dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) Lumpy potatoes.
(b) The day's headlines.
(c) The meatloaf.
(d) When it last rained.

11. What does Jack read in Chapter 7?
(a) His sci-fi novel...again.
(b) Sue's diary.
(c) Julie's health book.
(d) His sci-fi novel for the first time.

12. Who has been waiting about an hour to play Derek in pool?
(a) Jack.
(b) Greg.
(c) Chas.
(d) The owner.

13. Who raves about Derek after his dinner visit in Chapter 7?
(a) Sue.
(b) Jack.
(c) Julie.
(d) Tom.

14. In his nightmare, what is Jack doing while Mother is talking?
(a) Crying.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Masturbating.

15. Who does Julie confide in about her all night dates with Derek?
(a) Jack.
(b) A friend from school.
(c) Sue.
(d) Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Derek start playing pool at his favorite hall?

2. What do Jack's hands begin to smell like in Chapter 9?

3. What does Derek drive?

4. Where is Jack's acne spreading?

5. What makes Jack smile after being punched?

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