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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what weapon does the Avenger kill the school bully in Part One?
(a) A dagger
(b) A revolver
(c) A crowbar
(d) A butcher knife

2. At what time does the narrator say the home invaders leave the Jerome home after trashing it in the beginning of Part One?
(a) 9:51 p.m.
(b) 10:08 p.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 10:13 p.m.

3. What little boy does Jane describe in Part One as being “like a premature middle-aged man. Always a worried look on his face, always carrying one or two library books.”
(a) Marty Sanders
(b) Randy Pierce
(c) Amos Dalton
(d) Vaughn Masterson

4. What is the name of Jane and Karen’s mother in the novel?
(a) Marie Jerome
(b) Sarah Jerome
(c) Alice Jerome
(d) Andrea Jerome

5. What do Randy and Marty argue about as Buddy and his friends drive away from the house they’ve demolished in Part One?
(a) Whether or not the girl was killed
(b) The merits of ketchup and mustard
(c) Whether or not the girl was raped
(d) Whether or not they should have trashed the house

6. What is the name of the woman that Buddy’s father has been having an affair with, according to Buddy’s sister in Part One?
(a) Fay
(b) Diane
(c) Sarah
(d) Michelle

7. What grade in school is the Avenger when he kills the school bully in Part One?
(a) Fifth grade
(b) Third grade
(c) Ninth grade
(d) Fourth grade

8. How old was Buddy’s sister when she fell from a tree and broke her arm?
(a) 5
(b) 9
(c) 8
(d) 10

9. What is the name of Jane and Karen’s younger brother?
(a) Paul Jerome
(b) Amos Jerome
(c) Peter Jerome
(d) Artie Jerome

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

11. What “old-time movie producer” does the Avenger’s grandfather always quote?
(a) Henry Weinstein
(b) Sam Goldwyn
(c) Orson Welles
(d) David Lynch

12. Who was the pastor at Jane’s old Methodist church in Monument, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) Pastor William Smith
(b) Pastor Paul Skawinski
(c) Pastor Michael James
(d) Pastor Steven Williams

13. The narrator describes Mr. Jerome as serving on the committee for what charitable organization every year in Part One?
(a) The Blue Cross
(b) The Salvation Army
(c) The United Way
(d) The Red Cross

14. What kind of dead animal does Mr. Jerome describe having found in his mailbox in the past year when he’s speaking to the police detective after the vandalism in Part One?
(a) A turtle
(b) A rabbit
(c) A squirrel
(d) A bird

15. When the death of the school bully that the Avenger killed is reported in the paper, it is noted that the weapon was stolen from whose apartment a month earlier?
(a) Louis Kendrick’s
(b) Randy Pierce’s
(c) Mickey Stallings’s
(d) Marty Sanders’s

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does the Jerome family live in the novel?

2. How much allowance does Buddy’s father send him once a week after he’s moved out of the house in Part One?

3. What afternoon snack does the Avenger share with his mother when he arrives home after killing the school bully in Part One?

4. From whom had the Avenger stolen the weapon that he uses to murder the school bully in Part One?

5. About how long has the Jerome family lived in the town they currently live in, according to the narrator in the beginning of Part One?

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