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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. What does Stephen refused to attend with the Prime Minister on the second call?
(a) Another meeting.
(b) A sermon.
(c) A promotional tour.
(d) A ceremony.

3. What book does Stephen find Charles has in his possession?
(a) Chassis.
(b) Fort One.
(c) Hashish.
(d) Lemonade.

4. Who appears to talk to Stephen at the subcommittee in a formal way?
(a) The Children's Fund Officer.
(b) The Secretary of State.
(c) The President.
(d) The Prime Minister.

5. What has Charles built that surprises Stephen?
(a) A playground.
(b) A treehouse.
(c) A fort.
(d) A table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the truck driver intend on using the insurance money for?

2. What is Stephen able to do that makes the truck driver extremely grateful to him?

3. What does the headmaster think Stephen could be?

4. What does Stephen notice as a change in his parents when he visits them after attending the subcommittee meeting?

5. Who falls ill in Stephen's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stephen survive the crash with the truck?

2. Why does the young man at the subcommittee meeting believe that learning written languages at an early age is not a good idea?

3. What does Stephen say about writing and music and early childhood education at the subcommittee meeting?

4. Why did Thelma move with Charles to the countryside?

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

6. When Morely gives Stephen the book, what does it reveal about the government, subcommittees, and the actual research?

7. 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?

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. How are Stephen's parents affected by the loss of Kate?

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