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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what makes Jesse dizzy?
(a) Seeing herself in different clothes.
(b) Thinking about leaving Clifton.
(c) Staying up late with Ma.
(d) Not eating all morning.

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

3. Who turns on the lights while Jessie is escaping Clifton?
(a) Mr. Clifton.
(b) Jessie isn't sure.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Clifton employees.

4. In Chapter 1, why won't Jessie's mother let her see Betsy?
(a) Because Betsy is sleeping.
(b) Because Betsy is angry.
(c) Because Betsy is sick.
(d) Because she isn't sure where Betsy is.

5. What does Jessie overhear two men talking about in Chapter 6?
(a) How they dislike their jobs.
(b) How they are looking for a girl.
(c) How they are trying to get a raise.
(d) How they want to live in Clifton.

6. Where do the men search for Jessie in Chapter 6?
(a) In the stage coach room.
(b) In the underground hallway.
(c) In the parking lot.
(d) They don't search for Jessie.

7. How does Jessie describe a toilet in Chapter 6?
(a) As a machine.
(b) As a white chair.
(c) As a porcelain mystery.
(d) As a scary seat.

8. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe herself as compared to the other Clifton children?
(a) Stronger.
(b) Smarter.
(c) Taller.
(d) Braver.

9. What disease is affecting the children of Clifton?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Diphtheria.
(c) Measles.
(d) Polio.

10. What does Ma tell Jessie to say she is doing after school at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Going home to sleep.
(b) Looking for herbs.
(c) Visiting her grandmother.
(d) Helping her sister study.

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

12. What year does Ma tell Jessie it really is?
(a) 1991.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1996.

13. While hiding in Chapter 6, what does Jessie hear someone say about Clifton security?
(a) That it is worse than prison.
(b) That it is easy to escape.
(c) That it is run by a fool.
(d) That it is underfunded.

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

15. How does Jessie describe people outside of Clifton in Chapter 10?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie do when Nicole asks her to visit the gift shop in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 10, why can't Jessie escape over the fence?

3. Where does Ma take Jessie to talk about a dangerous task in Chapter 1?

4. What do the haunted trees in Clifton surround?

5. What wakes Jessie in "Chapter 1"?

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