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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 type of tree is the "singing tree"?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Maple.
(c) Elm.
(d) Oak.

2. With whom does Mary Lou go out on a date?
(a) The lunatic.
(b) An older boy at school.
(c) Alex.
(d) Ben.

3. What changes as they travel through South Dakota towards the Badlands?
(a) Their route.
(b) The weather.
(c) Drivers.
(d) The whispers.

4. Why is Sal unhappy about sightseeing in Madison?
(a) She thinks they are not traveling fast enough.
(b) She does not like the atmosphere in Madison.
(c) She does not think that her grandparents are taking enough time at each tourist spot.
(d) She thinks that Madison is boring.

5. How does Phoebe react to the poem that Mr. Birkway reads in class?
(a) She says that it is boring.
(b) She says that it is murder.
(c) She say it is terrifying.
(d) She says that the man died naturally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flower does Sal's father leave at her place at the table?

2. In what event does Mary Lou's family participate at the school sports day?

3. When having dinner at Phoebe's, what food reminds Sal of her mother?

4. What flavor does Sal detect in the kiss of all trees?

5. What did Sal's mother want to do the day before she left?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sergeant Bickle react to Phoebe's evidence? Why do you think he reacts that way?

2. What do you think Mrs. Winterbottom means when she asks whether her daughters think she leads a tiny life?

3. Who rings Phoebe's doorbell, and what does he want?

4. Why do you think that the whispers changed from saying "rush, rush," to "slow down, slow down"?

5. How does Sal react to Margaret when they first meet, and why?

6. What evidence does Phoebe present to Sergeant Bickle as proof that her mother was kidnapped?

7. Why do you think that the whispers changed again to "rush, hurry, rush"?

8. Why was the fact that Sugar cut her long hair important?

9. How does Sal notices that Phoebe and Prudence have "their own agendas" after their mother burns the brownies?

10. Why did both Sal and Phoebe lie about where their mothers were when they first left?

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