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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say Ruby is plump like?
(a) A jelly.
(b) A pudding.
(c) A pear.
(d) A peach.

2. What is the name of Colin's cousin?
(a) James.
(b) Bert.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Denise.

3. What kind of animal does Colin cling to on the Noah's Ark ride?
(a) A dove.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A gorilla.
(d) A lion.

4. What is the first thing Jim's mother does when Jim returns home?
(a) Washes his clothes.
(b) Makes him a big meal.
(c) Screams at him.
(d) Makes him a cup of tea.

5. What does the narrator say the man has a face like?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A poet.
(c) A parson.
(d) A junkie.

6. What does the narrator say you can't hold to forever?
(a) Your past.
(b) Your father's coat tails.
(c) Your future.
(d) Your mam's apron strings.

7. Why does the narrator think Jim could have gone anywhere in the country?
(a) He has a car.
(b) He is a wanderer.
(c) He is earning good money.
(d) He is easy to get along with.

8. How does Bert say he earned his tuppence?
(a) Delivering messages.
(b) Writing.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Selling fruit.

9. What does Fred grin like at the end of the book?
(a) An assassin.
(b) A little boy.
(c) An excited puppy.
(d) A Cheshire-cat.

10. What does the narrator say he would have done to Jim's mother if she has talked to him in the same way?
(a) Hugged her.
(b) Threw plates at her.
(c) Screamed at her.
(d) Hit her.

11. What kind of life does the narrator say his father leads his mother?
(a) A skunk's life.
(b) A lonely life.
(c) A queen's life.
(d) A dog's life.

12. What does the narrator say he once saw a man do to himself?
(a) Cut himself.
(b) Talk to himself.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Flog himself.

13. What did Jim's father die of?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Black death.
(d) Cancer.

14. What do the man's arms chaf like when the narrator kicks the chair away?
(a) An airport controller.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A referee.
(d) An injured eagle.

15. What does the narrator say he would hang himself from?
(a) A tree.
(b) A clifftop.
(c) A rooftop.
(d) A balcony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man want the narrator to do when he has the rope around his neck?

2. What does Colin think his father would take with a smile?

3. What does the author say Colin's legs are like as he tries to escape with Bert?

4. Where does Jim's mother move to?

5. What does the narrator say the goalkeeper turns into?

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