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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rule for football players did Jack have difficulty following?
(a) A student cannot smoke.
(b) A student has to have passing grades.
(c) A student cannot drink alcohol.
(d) A student must volunteer at the soup kitchen.

2. What can be said about Jack's parents?
(a) They were pillars of the community.
(b) He never knew his father.
(c) They spoiled him rotten.
(d) They were older when Jack was born.

3. Jack is accused of stealing _________________ from another student.
(a) a pair of jeans.
(b) a radio.
(c) a computer.
(d) a textbook.

4. Why did Jack become a hero in Holt?
(a) He intervened in a robbery attempt.
(b) He was a good football player.
(c) He rescued an old woman from a burning building.
(d) He did CPR on an accident victim.

5. Why does Jack move out of his mother's house?
(a) She married a man he doesn't like.
(b) She is too strict.
(c) He went to college.
(d) He wants to live with his girlfriend.

6. What did the person in #46 find it difficult to do?
(a) Leave for college.
(b) Ask a girl on a date.
(c) Try out for sports.
(d) Offer condolences to Jack.

7. Who photographed the accident site where Jack's father was killed?
(a) Ed Voiles.
(b) Pat Arbuckle.
(c) Frank Morton.
(d) Tim Miller.

8. How does Jack handle the unpleasant things in his life?
(a) He gets drunk.
(b) He runs away from them.
(c) He gets psychological counseling.
(d) He meets them head on.

9. What did one of Jack's teachers do out of frustration of having him in her class?
(a) She switched classes.
(b) She resigned.
(c) She worked in the office.
(d) She called in sick a lot.

10. From where was Jack's father returning when he was killed?
(a) The high school.
(b) A church.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The bars.

11. What is the sheriff doing when he gets a call about Jack Burdette?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Coaching Little League.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Mowing the lawn.

12. In what city is the college in #60 located?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Boulder, Colorado.

13. Who was the owner of the town's newspaper?
(a) Mr. Arbogast.
(b) Mr. Arbuckle.
(c) Mr. Archer.
(d) Mr. Armstrong.

14. Who is the author of "Where You Once Belonged"?
(a) Kent Haruf.
(b) Kurt Hingham.
(c) Kent Harrison.
(d) Kirk Houston.

15. Jack left on his trip on a Thursday and was supposed to return on _________________.
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the deputy that the person in #8 speaks to?

2. What does Pat especially enjoy during his early days at college?

3. Who is the first person to notice the character in #2?

4. In what state does the novel take place?

5. Why were Jack's friends not happy with the arrangements of meeting in Jack's room?

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