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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessie's mom say her other children could sleep through?
(a) An alarm.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A tornado.

2. How does Jessie end up escaping from Clifton?
(a) By running out the front gates.
(b) Through a hole in the fence.
(c) Through a manhole cover.
(d) By climbing over a fence.

3. Where does Ma take Jessie to talk about a dangerous task in Chapter 1?
(a) To a hidden rock.
(b) To the side of the river.
(c) To the general store.
(d) To the Benton's backyard.

4. Why does Ma say Clifton was created?
(a) As a place for people to live simply.
(b) As a way to avoid going to jail.
(c) As a way for the people of Clifton to make money.
(d) As a way to avoid paying taxes.

5. What makes Jessie wonder if slavery has been overturned in Chapter 8?
(a) Seeing a black man working at Clifton.
(b) Seeing a black girl go to school with white girls.
(c) Realizing 1996 is different from 1840.
(d) Hearing someone mention a black person.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miles Clifton keep Clifton residents from escaping?

2. Why does the woman at the State Health Department hang up on Jessie the first time she calls?

3. What do the haunted trees in Clifton surround?

4. What comforts Jessie in Chapter 13 as she walks along the highway?

5. How does Tol act around Jessie when Ray speaks with her?

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