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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 Trisha put on her stings.
(a) Dirt.
(b) Mud.
(c) Ointment.
(d) Water.

2. What is the name of the motel where Quilla is staying?
(a) Marina Motel.
(b) La Quinta Inn.
(c) The Knights Inn.
(d) The Castle View.

3. Waking up from her faint, Trisha thinks she hears her mother doing what?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Yelling at Pete.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Moving furniture.

4. What soda does Trisha have in her bag?
(a) Surge.
(b) Pepsi.
(c) Sprite.
(d) Coca cola.

5. What is Pete interested in?
(a) Sports.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Computers.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pete lie awake thinking about?

2. In Trisha's dream, what does the cellar door lead to?

3. What does Trisha's shirt say?

4. What is the last thing Trisha hears before leaving the trail?

5. How old is Trisha?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Trisha's plan for getting back on track when she first gets lost?

2. Why does Trisha become optimistic about the day that she and her family go on a hike?

3. Why does Trisha not eat a large clump of fiddleheads that she sees?

4. Describe the "thing" that the voice in Trisha's head warns her about.

5. Why does Trisha begin to think she will not live through the night in Chapter 7?

6. What does Trisha think about the trail when she walks it with her family?

7. According to the Tom Gordon in Trisha's imagination, what is the secret to closing?

8. Why does Trisha refuse to drink from the stream at first?

9. What does Trisha imagine to make herself feel better after she realizes she does not know much about the wilderness?

10. What does Trisha think her mom will do when she realizes she's missing?

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