Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. How does the author use language to set the novel’s overall tone?

A) He uses names such as Staples and MacGyver to emit an eerie tone.

B) He names pets and friends unusual names to set a comical mood.

C) He uses words such as posse and informant to portray 1930s crime families.

D) He describes the threats on animals and people to express a sense of foreboding.

2. How might Vince’s character be described?

A) As immature and dependent

B) As mature beyond his years

C) As weak and insecure

D) As age appropriate

3. What is the novel’s overall tone when describing places such as the school bathroom as the office for a would-be mob boss?

A) Humorous

B) Dramatic

C) Intense

D) Violent

4. What best describes Mac’s role in his mob?

A) He carries out difficult attacks on individuals.

B) He is responsible for managing the money.

C) He acts as the brains of the operation.

D) He works to circulate rumors and collect information.

5. What event is foreshadowed in the novel?

A) Staples gives up his criminal activity.

B) Vince betrays Mac.

C) Mac and Vince attend the World Series.

D) Fred’s collusion with Staples.

6. What purpose do Mac’s backstories serve in the narrative?

A) They give personal details about Mac’s home life.

B) They instruct the reader on how to interpret unknown words.