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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alerts Meggie to trouble in Elinor's house in chapter 6?
(a) The sight of men running across the garden.
(b) A change in Dustfinger's attention.
(c) The sound of voices.
(d) Elinor's disappearance.

2. Where does Meggie suggest Dustfinger must have gone in chapter 8?
(a) To follow Mo and his kidnappers.
(b) To warn Capricorn of what has happened.
(c) To get the police.
(d) To get help from some friends.

3. What one room in her house does Elinor not keep books?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The attic.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The living room.

4. Why did Mo tell her that people become attached to favorite books?
(a) Books are expensive and hard to replace.
(b) The books hold memories for the reader.
(c) Its easier to read a story over and over rather than begin something new.
(d) Familiar stories are comforting.

5. What instinct nearly overwhelms Dustfinger as Meggie runs past him in chapter 7, no longer crying but still desperate?
(a) A need to comfort and explain.
(b) A need to shut her up.
(c) A need to take her away from this place.
(d) A need to keep her from danger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse for school does Mo ask Meggie in chapter 2 if he has used already?

2. What does Meggie think Mo was more concerned about during his kidnapping than her?

3. In what point of view is this novel written?

4. What is Meggie's favorite flower as she tells the reader in chapter 2?

5. Why does Meggie jump out of the camper van and refuse to leave in chapter 3?

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