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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of people does the narrator say the town is full of?
(a) Cameramen.
(b) Artists.
(c) Childern.
(d) Students.

2. Who gives Vernon the chain with the cross?
(a) Ol' Abdini.
(b) Lally.
(c) Palmyra.
(d) Barry.

3. Which of the following cities does Vernon tell the customs office he is visiting?
(a) Chihuahua.
(b) Monclova.
(c) Tijuana.
(d) Torreón.

4. Which of the following towns is nearest to Martirio?
(a) Luling.
(b) Amarillo.
(c) Dumas.
(d) Pampa.

5. What is officer Gurie's first name?
(a) Barry.
(b) Ben.
(c) Lally.
(d) George.

6. What does Vernon say he feels about Jesus?
(a) He loves him.
(b) He likes him.
(c) He hates him.
(d) He is indifferent towards him.

7. Which of the following workers does the city have more of than police?
(a) Writers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Therapists.
(d) Architects.

8. Where is Vernon when Jesus begins shooting?
(a) He is in a shop.
(b) He is in the library.
(c) He is in the toilet.
(d) He is in the hospital.

9. Which of the following foods does Vernon eat in the police station?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Chicken and potatoes.
(c) Grilled chops.
(d) Grilled chicken.

10. What does Vernon always hear leaving Dr. Oliver Goosens' ambulance?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Music.
(c) Crying.
(d) A whisper.

11. Who does Vernon talk to about his mother's crisis?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Leona.
(c) Palmyra.
(d) Lally.

12. Which of following animals does Jesus solve a philosophical problem about?
(a) A dog.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A cat.
(d) An elephant.

13. What does Vernon find strange when he arrives at McAllen?
(a) The emptiness.
(b) A noise.
(c) The darkness.
(d) The silence.

14. What is the name of Vernon's attorney when Vernon is 16-years-old?
(a) Ol' Brian.
(b) Abdini.
(c) Ol' Payce.
(d) Barry.

15. On which of the following days does the novel begin?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Vernon give the customs office for going to Mexico?

2. What does Vernon say Jesus was like most of the time?

3. What new nickname has Lally given Vernon's mother?

4. What does Vernon want to ask Taylor's mother at church?

5. Whose hand touches Vernon's face like a god?

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