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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. What is the name of the biggest addition to the car in Chapter 8?
(a) Cruisin' Comfort.
(b) Rawling's Best.
(c) Chill Factor.
(d) Ultra Glide.

2. What day of the week does Dad present the biggest addition to the car?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

3. What does Dad pretend to be while presenting the biggest addition to the car?
(a) A car salesman.
(b) A confused man.
(c) A winner of a huge prize.
(d) An auctioneer.

4. Why is the store owner confused when the two children ask to sign the welfare list in Chapter 6?
(a) There is no list.
(b) He does not allow people to sign for items.
(c) He does not recognize them.
(d) The Hicks are not on welfare.

5. What does Momma try first in an effort to get Byron's lips off the mirror?
(a) Uses a chisel.
(b) Pulls him off forcefully.
(c) Pours warm water over it.
(d) Tries a blow dryer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dad fixing up the car?

2. When does Kenny get bullied the most?

3. How does Byron feel about what he did to his hair?

4. Where will Byron stay for the summer?

5. Where does the person who helps mend the friendship between Kenny and the new kid talk to the new kid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the other kids tease Rufus and Cody about?

2. Why has Dad been making so many repairs to the car in Chapter 8?

3. What does Kenny like to watch his father do in the mornings, and why?

4. Why does Byron say Kenny cannot tell on him for buying things at the store without permission?

5. What does Byron do to his hair in Chapter 7 and why?

6. Why did Kenny stop playing with LJ?

7. How does Kenny describe the social hierarchy at Clark Elementary School?

8. What are the Watsons doing at the very beginning of the book?

9. How does Momma soothe Rufus's hurt feelings for Kenny?

10. What does Momma do when she realizes what Byron is doing in the locked bathroom?

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