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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears to be in the process of raping Karen Jerome when Buddy comes downstairs in Part One?
(a) Randy Pierce
(b) Marty Sanders
(c) Harry Flowers
(d) Mickey Stallings

2. Where do Buddy and his friends drive after leaving the Jerome house in shambles and Karen in the cellar in Part One?
(a) To Jefferson
(b) To Salem
(c) To Wickburg
(d) To Boston

3. What boy does the narrator say Leslie is “pink about” in Part One?
(a) Johnny Taylor
(b) Amos Dalton
(c) Mickey Stallings
(d) Vaughn Masterson

4. What do Harry and his gang blow up outside of Wickburg with Harry’s fireworks in Part One?
(a) Sheds
(b) Billboards
(c) Mailboxes
(d) Cows

5. The damage estimated on the home that is invaded in the opening of the novel is how much?
(a) $10,000
(b) $30,000
(c) $20,000
(d) $15,000

6. Marty’s suede flight jacket is said to be worth how much money in Part One?
(a) $200
(b) $500
(c) $300
(d) $220

7. What is the name of the man who is friends with Jane’s father and the boss of the work crew that repairs the damages to their house in Part One?
(a) Mr. Peacock
(b) Mr. Stallings
(c) Mr. Smith
(d) Mr. Stoddard

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

9. The narrator states in the beginning of Part One that the Avenger “did not know [the home invaders’] names, had never seen them before, but he knew who they were. They were regular kids, not sleazies from” where?
(a) Boston
(b) Redway
(c) Harlem
(d) Rock Point

10. How many beer cans are left behind from the home invaders in the beginning of Part One?
(a) 35
(b) 23
(c) 30
(d) 43

11. Who is the bully described from the Avenger’s perspective that “spent the day snickering” in Part One?
(a) Vaughn Masterson
(b) Mickey Stallings
(c) Amos Dalton
(d) Randy Pierce

12. How does the narrator describe Buddy’s mother in Part One?
(a) Fat and slovenly
(b) Slim and elegant
(c) Classless and cold
(d) Dirty and addiction-riddled

13. What friend of Buddy’s does Karen bite on the hand as she attempts to flee her attackers in Part One?
(a) Marty Sanders
(b) Randy Pierce
(c) Mickey Pierce
(d) Harry Flowers

14. What is the Avenger’s primary mode of transportation in Part One?
(a) A bike
(b) Taxi
(c) A car
(d) Bus

15. What are the names of the girls that Jane has befriended since she’s transferred to her new school?
(a) Sarah Gilliam and Rachel Duncan
(b) Karen Smith and Betty Masters
(c) Felicia Gray and Jessica Peters
(d) Patti Amarelli and Leslie Cairns

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jane and Karen’s mother in the novel?

2. Buddy’s mother is described in Part One as working five days a week in what position in Wickburg?

3. Who was the pastor at Jane’s old Methodist church in Monument, according to the narrator in Part One?

4. What is Jane’s favorite color, and the color that her room had been painted prior to the home invasion?

5. Where did Harry get the fireworks that he presents to Buddy and the gang in Part One?

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