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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 Thelma say that she noticed existed between the Prime Minister and Charles?
(a) Desire.
(b) Fear.
(c) Competition.
(d) Anger.

2. Why did Stephen's family move a lot when he was a kid?
(a) There was a famine.
(b) They were poor.
(c) There was a war.
(d) They were in the military.

3. What does Stephen NOT buy at the toy store?
(a) A dog.
(b) A walkie talkie.
(c) Disappearing ink.
(d) A witch hat.

4. In what area does Stephen notice a girl at a school and demand that the chauffeur stop so he can get out?
(a) The front steps.
(b) The classroom.
(c) The playground.
(d) The bus.

5. Who is the officer interested in talking to Stephen about that is missing from the public eye?
(a) Kristen.
(b) Charles.
(c) Thelma.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the driver of the truck want Stephen to do for him?

2. Who in the committee visits Stephen and gives him a book?

3. What happens to the truck driver after his vehicle skids?

4. What does Stephen's father encourage Stephen to return to doing?

5. When do meetings resume at the subcommittee that Stephen is glad to attend so he will have some structure to his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stephen purchase for Kate's birthday and what does it signify to him?

2. What does Stephen realize after going to the school and not finding Kate?

3. Why does the driver of the truck want Stephen to write down two notes?

4. What is the unspoken rule that Stephen's father breaks when Stephen visits the family after meeting the Prime Minister?

5. What did Stephen become interested in when his mother had insisted that he take a nap in the middle of the day as a child?

6. How does the headmaster respond when Stephen tells his story about Kate?

7. Why does Stephen want to get out of the Prime Minister's car?

8. What happens when Stephen demands that the chauffeur stop the car?

9. When Stephen rescues the truck driver, how does the man respond?

10. What was Stephen's experience in Africa as a child?

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