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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. How does Patty say she knows Earl?
(a) They worked together.
(b) They attended the same AA meetings.
(c) They grew up together.
(d) They went to the same university.

2. Where does Jamie want his mother to take him to in this chapter?
(a) The Riley Science Fair.
(b) The magic Covention.
(c) The Groveton Christmas Carnival
(d) The Stark Fair.

3. What kind of car does Jamie's mother own?
(a) A Plymouth.
(b) A Pontiac.
(c) A Chevy.
(d) A Buick.

4. How does the author describe Van's posture after he throws Nin?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Crumpled.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Hanging.

5. Who does Jamie wish Earl was?
(a) His mum's boyfriendd.
(b) His brother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Patty sleep in the trailer?

2. What does Jamie see little mountains of as he steps outside?

3. What does Jamie shoot across the room as fast as when his mother calls him?

4. What kind of day does Patty say it is the next morning?

5. What is the pond shaped like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the different ways of magic?

2. How did Jamie get his magic book?

3. How does Jamie make Patty angry in this section?

4. What is Jamie's last memory of Van?

5. How does Patty react to what Van does?

6. What games does Jamie play at the carnival?

7. What does Jamie recall about Van and Chapter 3?

8. What is Jamie thinking as he waits for his mother in the car?

9. Why does Jamie get scared in this section?

10. Who is Agnes and what is her role in the story?

(see the answer keys)

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