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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 Ma do before leaving the Bentons' house in Chapter 1?
(a) Faints.
(b) Says a prayer.
(c) Lights a small fire.
(d) Nails a sign to the door.

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

3. In Chapter 8, where is Pa when Jessie sees him?
(a) Working in his blacksmith shop.
(b) At home with Ma.
(c) Playing outside.
(d) Talking to the doctor.

4. Where does Jessie hide in the room filled with stage coaches?
(a) On top of a stage coach.
(b) Inside a stage coach.
(c) Behind the door of the room.
(d) Under a stage coach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie say is haunted in Clifton?

2. In Chapter 10, how does Jessie feel about the birds?

3. In Chapter 5, what makes Jesse dizzy?

4. In Chapter 2, why doesn't Jessie throw her hairbrush at Hannah?

5. What do visitors do with the haunted trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. After watching Clifton from the outside point of view, what does Jessie think of people in 1996?

2. What is strange about bathrooms to Jessie after she leaves Clifton?

3. What upsets Jessie about the middle school student visitors she meets?

4. What does Jessie do after leaving the bathroom in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 7, what makes Jessie feel better about leaving Clifton?

6. In Chapter 9, what does Jessie realize about the trees she thought were haunted her entire life?

7. In Chapter 6, what things does Jessie overhear Clifton employees talk about?

8. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe a visit to Dr. Fister?

9. In Chapter 5, what does Ma tell Jessie about clothing?

10. What does Ma give Jessie before she leaves Clifton?

(see the answer keys)

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