View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Karen goes flying into the cellar, Buddy recalls his father having hit whom once in his car when Buddy was a child?
(a) A young baby
(b) An old woman
(c) An old man
(d) A young woman

2. The narrator says in Part One, “Artie’s screaming began” how long “after the vandalism”?
(a) 2 months
(b) 3 weeks
(c) 2 days
(d) 2 weeks

3. Buddy Walker is described as breaking “the mirror of the girl’s bedroom, using” what, in Part One?
(a) An iron crowbar
(b) His bare hands
(c) A new baseball bat
(d) The Statue of Liberty

4. On what street does the Jerome family live in the novel?
(a) Azalea Avenue
(b) Fifth Avenue
(c) Willow Street
(d) Arbor Lane

5. Where did Harry get the fireworks that he presents to Buddy and the gang in Part One?
(a) Montana
(b) New Hampshire
(c) Wyoming
(d) Vermont

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Avenger do with the weapon after he’s murdered the school bully in Part One?

2. How many rooms comprise the “Cape Cod cottage” that is trashed in the beginning of the novel?

3. What doctor do Artie’s parents take him to when his night terrors begin in Part One?

4. What boy does Jane recall as having completely ignored her after their first date in Part One?

5. What is the name of the Avenger’s grandfather?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 267 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample