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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 does part of Jamie never want to stop doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Reading.
(c) Singing.
(d) Crying.

2. What was Jamie doing before Van threw Nin out of her cot?
(a) Practising magic.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Doing his homework.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What do Jamie and his mother eat at the carnival?
(a) Burgers.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Cheese toasties.

4. What is the name of Jamie's teacher?
(a) Mrs. Newby.
(b) Miss. Formby.
(c) Mr. Dunker.
(d) Mrs. Desrochers.

5. What does Jamie feel like his body is going to start to do?
(a) Shrink to midget size.
(b) Suck up into the ceiling.
(c) Hop away from him.
(d) Disappear into the heavens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patty use for Nin's bed?

2. What is the name of Earl's ex-wife?

3. What does Earl say he will make for Patty when she first enters the house?

4. How does Patty know Agnes?

5. What strikes Jamie about the trailer more than the temperature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Patty scare Jamie in this section?

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

4. How does Jamie persuade Patty to take him to the carnival?

5. In what way is Earl the perfect person for Patty to have gone to for help?

6. What is Jamie's opinion of Van?

7. How does Earl help Jamie forget his situation at the beginning of this section?

8. What does Jamie see at the beginning of the story?

9. How does Patty react to what Van does?

10. What do Patty and Jamie talk about when Earl goes to work?

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