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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 Sue's diary say about Jack?
(a) He is violent and dirty.
(b) She admires him.
(c) She doesn't understand him.
(d) He is the best brother a girl could have.

2. Who does most of the talking when Derek comes to dinner in Chapter 7?
(a) Sue and Julie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Derek.
(d) Tom and Sue.

3. At what age did Derek start playing pool at his favorite hall?
(a) 9.
(b) 21.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

4. In Chapter 10, Julie and Jack are talking in Tom's room. Jack wants to run. What does Julie notice?
(a) Jack's bruise.
(b) Jack's odor.
(c) Jack's acne.
(d) Jack's erection.

5. Why is Derek coming over in Chapter 7?
(a) To have a man to man talk with Jack.
(b) For tea.
(c) To talk to Tom.
(d) To collect money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity begins when Jack's hands begin to smell?

2. What makes Jack smile after being punched?

3. Who is watching Julie and Jack have sexual intercourse?

4. How does Julie say she mentally feels when she goes into the cellar?

5. What object is the focus of Jack's nightmares?

Short Essay Questions

1. When he asks to do so, why won't Sue let Jack read excerpts from her diary?

2. Explain the incident involving a frog in the garden.

3. Three weeks after Mother's death, how does Sue spend her time?

4. Jack thinks his hands smell like rotten meat. What does he do? What is really causing the smell?

5. Discuss the owners of the pool hall's relationship with Derek. Why does he play for free?

6. How is Tom's baby-like behavior affected by Julie's willingness to treat him like one?

7. Describe the circumstances (and location) in which Derek first meets Julie's siblings.

8. Three weeks after Mother's death, how does Jack spend his time?

9. What strange experience happens to Jack when he goes to the shops to spend his birthday money?

10. What does Derek say and how does he act when he catches Julie and Jack naked together?

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