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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. Phoebe demands that her father calls __________.
(a) The FBI.
(b) The lunatic.
(c) Mrs. Cadaver.
(d) The police.

2. How long before the story begins did Sal and her father move?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

3. What does Phoebe do all weekend at Sal's house?
(a) Cries.
(b) Makes jokes.
(c) Yells.
(d) Complains.

4. When having dinner at Phoebe's, what food reminds Sal of her mother?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Ham.
(c) Apples.
(d) Chocolate cake.

5. What is the maiden name of Sal's mother?
(a) O'Leary.
(b) Pickford.
(c) Simmons.
(d) Rutherford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sal notice about her father in the garage when she returns home?

2. In what city were Sal's grandparents arrested?

3. How does Ben react to the poem that Mr. Birkway reads in class?

4. What does Phoebe lecture the Finneys about?

5. What does Phoebe imagine that Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway may be doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Megan catch Phoebe in her lie about where her mother is?

3. How does Sal's father respond to the news that Mrs. Winterbottom has left, and why is this important?

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

5. What does Sal realize after she says that she wanted to tell Phoebe that Mrs. Winterbottom's leaving was not Phoebe's fault?

6. How is Phoebe's journal decorated, and why is this important?

7. Why did Sal's mother say that she felt rotten in comparison to Sal's father?

8. Why were Grandparents Hiddle arrested, and what does this show about them?

9. Why does Sal feel guilty about her mother's miscarriage?

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

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