Mr. Fornnarino's Literature and Composition Practice Quiz 19

With school, a job, and his writing, Richard was the ___________ boy in the whole eighth grade.
1. busiest
2. most busiest
3. more busiest
4. busier
Richard was more imaginative than _____________ in the eighth grade class.
1. more anyone
2. anyone
3. most anyone
4. anyone else
According to Lori’s memory, what did Eric seem to know about her when he first met her by the train tracks?
1. She was a runaway.
2. She didn’t get anything for her b-day.
3. She was fixated on him
4. She was abused by her stepfather.
How does Lori know about Harmony House?
1. There was a pregnant girl in the gang she hung out with when she and her mother lived in Wickburg.
2. Eric told her that she could stay there for free when he first met her by the railroad tracks.
3. She overhears the two prostitutes in the diner talking about the place as “a nice place to crash.”
4. At school, she had listened to a presentation given by the owner and proprietor, Miss Kentall.
On what conditions does Miss Kentall allow Lori to stay at Harmony House even though she’s not pregnant?
1. She has to stay away from Eric Poole.
2. She has to tell the other girls that she’s pregnant.
3. She has to call her mom and help around the place.
4. She has to mail the wallet back to Walter Clayton.
Why would Eric never harm his Aunt Phoebe?
1. He loves her too much.
2. There would be no tenderness in the act.
3. He would be spelling his own doom.
4. B. and C.
How does Eric have money upon his release from prison?
1. his parents’ insurance, checking, and savings accounts
2. his allowance from Aunt Phoebe for doing chores
3. his winnings from a lawsuit against a tabloid
4. his salary from the work he did in the detention center
According to what he tells his Aunt Phoebe, when does Eric plan to move out of her house?
1. when he is able to find a job
2. after he gets his driver’s license
3. once he get accepted to college
4. as soon as he can find a new victim
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. In last semesters musical, which Ms. Diaz directed, Lonnie sung more better then the others, claimed Anthony.
2. "In last semester's musical, which Ms. Diaz directed, Lonnie sang better than the others," claimed Anthony.
3. "In last semester's musical, which Ms. Diaz directed, Lonnie sang more better then the others," claimed Anthony.
4. In last semester's musical, which Ms. Diaz directed, Lonnie sang better then the others, claimed Anthony.
What did Lori see just before meeting Eric for the first time that he might hold against her, and what might he do if he finds out about it?
1. Lori saw Eric walking into the woods with one of his victims, and--if he knew--he might kill her to eliminate a witness.
2. Lori saw and heard Eric talking to Lt. Proctor and knew he was lying, so he might kill her to keep her from telling Proctor the truth.
3. Lori saw Eric burying one of his victims, and he might kill her to keep her from turning him in.
4. Lori saw Eric burning himself with a cigarette to make it look like he was abused, and he might kill her to keep her from telling anyone.

Mr. Fornnarino's Practice Literature and Composition Quiz 19