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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. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, why does Bobby's lunch friend say they tried to kiss their elbow after falling out of tree?
(a) Because if they kissed their elbow, they would have good luck for seven years.
(b) Because if they kissed their elbow, they would meet their true love.
(c) Because if they kissed their elbow they could change from a boy to a girl.
(d) Because if they kissed their elbow their bone would instantly heal.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what kind of pet does Bobby have?
(a) Iguana.
(b) Dog.
(c) Fish.
(d) Cat.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who lived in the room at the bar before Bobby moves in?
(a) Kragg.
(b) Lurch.
(c) Tronk.
(d) Meicks.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, where was Bobby's father born?
(a) Rochester, New York.
(b) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(c) Akron, Ohio.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what bar does Bobby go to on Philip St.?
(a) The Gulf.
(b) Cat's Paw.
(c) Left of Center.
(d) Seven Seas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, why does the kid say that the girls needs to keep up her strength?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 2, how does the Kid say that gets to the girl's room?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what part of AA does Bobby's lunch date have trouble with?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who does Janice say that Bobby should ask out on a date?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, who does Bobby think hid the rubber raft under the tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the hunter find on his walk through the woods?

2. How does the Kid talk? What is the reader's impression of the Kid from the ways he talks and the language that he uses.

3. After talking to Oiler about Vietnam, what do the guys in suits want to know from Bobby about the downed plane?

4. What part does Bobby's father play in World War II?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 2, What is Bobby thinking about as he sits in the cathedral?

6. Why is the Kid called the Thalidomide Kid?

7. What does Debussy go home to tell her mother about?

8. What does Bobby find in his paternal grandmother's basement after her funeral?

9. What does Debussy say that she wants in regard to gender?

10. Where does Bobby move in after taking all his belongings out of his apartment?

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