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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. How much of a surcharge were George and Grace Lark accused of adding to cash register receipts?
(a) 15%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 10%.

2. What color chair does Joe sit in at the emergency room in Hoopdance?
(a) Orange.
(b) Green.
(c) Beige.
(d) Black.

3. What type of cigarette does Angus offer Joe in Chapter 4?
(a) Marlboro.
(b) Chesterfield.
(c) Kent.
(d) Camel.

4. How old was Joe when his father taught him to drive?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

5. How many gears work on Cappy's bike?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Joe at the beginning of the novel?

2. How old is Napoleon in Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of the doctor on duty when Geraldine is taken to the hospital in Chapter 1?

4. How many broken windows are in the round house?

5. What month was Joe's mother attacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cappy look like?

2. Who is Whitey?

3. What does Joe take with him when he goes to the round house early in the morning in Chapter 4?

4. What does Joe realize about judges and how does his father fit the stereotype?

5. What is the history of the house where Joe and his family live?

6. What type of bike does Zack have, and who bought it for him?

7. How does Bazil describe the Larks?

8. What is Bazil's occupation?

9. What does the gas can look like that Joe finds in the lake?

10. What is the book that Joe looks at at the beginning of Chapter 1 and why does he look at it?

(see the answer keys)

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