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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. Where is Stephen driving when he sees a truck skid in front of him?
(a) Julie's house.
(b) Jan's house.
(c) Charles' house.
(d) Mark's house.

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

3. What is perfectly acceptable to do in the Authorized Child-Care Handbook?
(a) Bribe a child.
(b) Give a child food.
(c) Teach a child rhymes.
(d) Steal from a child.

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

5. What does Stephen's father encourage Stephen to return to doing?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Playing.
(c) Exercising.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen talk to Thelma about at the house after he has seen Charles play with the slingshot?

2. Who does Stephen talk to at the school about Kate?

3. What does Thelma say that Charles is, at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What does Stephen refused to attend with the Prime Minister on the second call?

5. Where does Stephen's car end up as he avoids the accident with the truck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the handbook excerpt say that it is acceptable to bribe children for good behavior?

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

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

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

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

6. When the chauffeur arrives to pick up Stephen, how does he respond to Stephen's comments about the ragged car?

7. When Stephen talks about his bicycle memory near the sea, how do his parents respond?

8. How does Stephen spend Kate's birthday?

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

10. What does Stephen discover about Charles when Thelma gives him directions to where Charles is in the woods?

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