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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 3, where does Oiler's sister live?
(a) Prescott, Arizona.
(b) Louisville, Kentucky.
(c) San Antonio, Texas.
(d) Des Moines, Iowa.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what is the name of Bobby's lunch date's sister?
(a) Natalia.
(b) Kayla.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Clara.

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, who is coming to visit the girl in two weeks?
(a) Her great grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Her father.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what part of Oiler's life does Bobby want Oiler to tell him about?
(a) Oiler's time in jail.
(b) Oiler's time in Vietnam.
(c) Oiler's time in college.
(d) Oiler's time in Mexico.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what does Bobby think is odd that is missing from the morning newspaper?
(a) There is no news of the downed plane.
(b) There is no news of the hurricane approaching.
(c) There is no news of the prison break.
(d) There is no news of the art museum theft.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what do the guys in suits tell Bobby about the plane that Bobby then tells Oiler about?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, What is Bobby's lunch date's realization that they have in the middle of the night?

3. 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?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what is the name of the of the office manager at the Taylor's?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the job that Bobby and Red go on in Port Sulphur?

2. After talking to Oiler about Venezuela, what does Bobby notice about his apartment?

3. Why is the Kid called the Thalidomide Kid?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what appears in the night at the girl's window that makes her whisper Bobby's name?

5. Who is the bathless one and what does he do?

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

7. What are Bobby and Oiler doing off the coast of Mississippi as the non-italicized section of Chapter 1 opens?

8. 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.

9. What is Oiler going to do on his dive job in Venezuela?

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

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