Eng3/4e Workplace Prep. English, Tex Mid-book Test
- 1.How did Tex get the wounds that Mason was tending to at the beginning of the novel?
- A.
Fighting with his brother
- B.
Falling down along the highway
- C.
At school
- D.
Riding his horse
- 2.When does Mason think their father will return?
- A.
Before Thanksgiving
- B.
Never
- C.
In the spring
- D.
Next week
- 3.When does Tex think their father will return?
- A.
Before Thanksgiving
- B.
Never
- C.
Next week
- D.
In the spring
- 4.Who is Tex going to the fair with?
- A.
Charlie
- B.
Mason
- C.
Bob and Johnny
- D.
Jamie
- 5.Where is the fair?
- A.
Further out in the country
- B.
Down the road from their home
- C.
20 miles from their home
- D.
50 miles from their home
- 6.Where does Jamie suggest Tex and Johnny go at the fair?
- A.
Haunted House
- B.
Rides
- C.
Fortune Teller
- D.
Food stands
- 7.Where does Tex go first after dropping off Mason at the hospital?
- A.
Library
- B.
Rodeo
- C.
Hospital waiting room
- D.
Shopping centre
- 8.Where is Mason going on Saturday?
- A.
To the hospital for tests
- B.
To visit the new baby
- C.
To the fair
- D.
To an away basketball game
- 9.What happens to the hitchhiker?
- A.
Mason shoots him with his own gun
- B.
He runs down into a ditch
- C.
He escapes across the state line
- D.
He is killed by the police
- 10.How does Tex get out of the situation at the sporting goods store?
- A.
Agrees to work to pay off any costs
- B.
Talks his way out of it
- C.
Waits for Mason to come and vouch for his character
- D.
Goes with the police
- 11.Who is Cole?
- A.
Tex's father
- B.
Jamie's father
- C.
Jamie's brother
- D.
Mason's friend
- 12.Which word best describes Mason's feelings as he describes them to Bob?
- A.
Frustrated
- B.
Welcomed
- C.
Relieved
- D.
Overwhelmed
- 13.Who does Cole want to blame for the boys drunkenness the night before?
- A.
Jamie
- B.
Tex
- C.
Bob
- D.
Mason
- 14.Who accepts full responsibility for the night of drunkenness?
- A.
Tex
- B.
Bob
- C.
Charlie
- D.
Jamie
- 15.What forces Johnny and Tex to finally start speaking to each other again?
- A.
Pop returning home to be with Tex and Mason
- B.
Johnny's injury on his motorbike
- C.
Cole going out of town
- D.
Jamie's threatening to no longer speak to Tex
- 16.Why does Tex begin walking down the freeway after fighting with his brother?
- A.
To clear his head and think about things
- B.
To find his father
- C.
To run away from home
- D.
To find the horses
- 17.Where does Jamie suggest Tex and Johnny go at the fair?
- A.
Food stands
- B.
Rides
- C.
Fortune Teller
- D.
Games
- 18.Why is Tex sad when they leave Tex's house?
- A.
Because he thinks he will never see him again
- B.
Because he thinks Mason will be too sick for Tex to make it back to the city
- C.
Because he thinks Lem will be killed selling drugs
- D.
Because Lem will no longer want to see Tex or Mason
- 19.Which character regularly gets in trouble in school?
- A.
Tex
- B.
Johnny
- C.
Bob
- D.
Jamie
- 20.What does Tex overhear Jamie saying?
- A.
She doesn't like Tex
- B.
Tex is obviously very awkward
- C.
She can't figure out Tex
- D.
She likes Tex
- 21.Who is Tex chasing in his dreams?
- A.
Mother
- B.
Horse
- C.
Brother
- D.
Father
- 22.Which of the following terms best describes how Tex feels as he goes to pick up Mason from the hospital?
- A.
Embarrassed
- B.
Anxious
- C.
Surprised
- D.
Relieved
- 23.Which of Tex's teachers really seems to care for him?
- A.
Art
- B.
English
- C.
Gym
- D.
Music
- 24.Why does Tex feel the hitchhiker died?
- A.
Because he escaped from prison
- B.
Because they picked him up
- C.
Because he slammed on the brakes
- D.
Because Tex and Mason were arguing
- 25.What happens when Tex returns home after the party?
- A.
He passes out
- B.
He gets sick
- C.
He goes to the barn to look for his horse
- D.
He goes straight to bed.
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