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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jessie bump her head in Chapter 18?
(a) Running back to her bed.
(b) Tripping in the bathroom.
(c) Climbing through a window.
(d) She is hit by Mr. Neely.

2. In Chapter 23, why does Jessie start walking around the hospital?
(a) She hears her mother.
(b) She is looking for Katie.
(c) The nurses tell her she has to walk.
(d) She can't sleep.

3. After Jessie's news conference, who do the reporters call?
(a) Mr. Neely.
(b) Other reporters.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The Health Department.

4. In Chapter 23, why does Frank Lyle apologize on television?
(a) For pretending to be Mr. Neely.
(b) He doesn't apologize.
(c) For running out of money.
(d) For being a poor scientist.

5. What does Jessie remember the adults in Clifton saying about money?
(a) That there were money problems.
(b) That all money was the same.
(c) That money was a joke.
(d) That money ran the world.

6. What does Jessie do when the bread truck driver opens the doors in Chapter 12?
(a) She asks him to help her out.
(b) She jumps out.
(c) She tells him where to go.
(d) She starts to cry.

7. After Jessie's press conference, why do many reporters not want to publish Jessie's story?
(a) They don't have time to print it for the next day.
(b) The reporters can't verify Jessie's identity.
(c) The story sounds too crazy.
(d) They think Jessie is a liar.

8. When Jessie wakes up in Chapter 22, who does she first ask for?
(a) The Health Department.
(b) Her family.
(c) The reporters.
(d) Mr. Neely.

9. What does Jessie do after speaking with Ray?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She has him drive her to the city.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She eats dinner with him.

10. Where does Jessie see a news conference in Chapter 20?
(a) At the news station.
(b) At the bus stop.
(c) At the police station.
(d) At the capital.

11. In Chapter 18, what does Mr. Neely say Miles does not want?
(a) Someone to escape Clifton.
(b) Someone to die.
(c) The press to find Jessie.
(d) The press to come to his house.

12. Who does Katie say helped the police break into the school house?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Herself.

13. Why does Jessie worry about calling Mr. Neely in Chapter 13?
(a) She doesn't know who Mr. Neely is.
(b) She is confused about what to say.
(c) She doesn't know what a phone looks like.
(d) She is afraid his number has changed.

14. What does Jessie do at her press conference when the crowd thinks she is joking?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She says she won't take much time.
(c) She says she is a resident of Clifton.
(d) She says she is sick.

15. What does Jessie tell Mr. Neely they should do when she first calls him?
(a) Meet with the newspaper.
(b) Hold a press conference.
(c) Rescue her mother.
(d) Create their own plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miles Clifton admit to doing to the residents of Clifton?

2. In Chapter 18, what does Jessie overhear Mr. Neely say will continue?

3. In Chapter 22, where does Katie say she saw Jessie?

4. What surprises Jessie the most the first time she visits a store in 1996?

5. What does Ma give Jessie along with a packed lunch?

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