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Margaret Peterson Haddix

Running Out of Time Quiz

Margaret Peterson Haddix
This Study Guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Running Out of Time.

Running Out of Time Quiz

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1)

In Chapter 7, how does Jessie decide to try to fully escape Clifton? (from Chapters 6 -8)

By herself.
With a bunch of girls.
With a family.
With a group of tourists.
2)

Why do some state officials question Ma's parenting skills? (from Chapters 24-25)

Because she gave up her well paying job.
Because she sent Jessie outside of Clifton alone.
Because she moved to Clifton.
They aren't questioning Ma's parenting skills.
3)

What do the haunted trees in Clifton surround? (from Chapters 9 - 11)

The town square.
The school.
Jessie's parents' house.
The pond.
4)

In Chapter 8, where is Pa when Jessie sees him? (from Chapters 6 -8)

Talking to the doctor.
At home with Ma.
Playing outside.
Working in his blacksmith shop.
5)

What startles Jessie in Chapter 10? (from Chapters 9 - 11)

A truck's engine.
A radio.
A car horn.
Rainfall.
6)

What does Jessie do when she sees a $20 bill in Chapter 13? (from Chapters 12 - 15)

She throws it away.
She kisses it.
She yells.
She compares it to a coin.
7)

In Chapter 24, who does Jessie learn is taking the blame for the problems of Clifton? (from Chapters 24-25)

Clifton children.
The police.
Miles Clifton.
Clifton parents.
8)

In Chapter 24, what group of people does Bob explain to Jessie? (from Chapters 24-25)

Racists.
Inventors.
Nazis.
Priests.
9)

In Chapter 13, what does Jessie lunch remind her of? (from Chapters 12 - 15)

The middle school students.
School.
Freedom.
Her mother.
10)

Who tells Jessie that visitors can rent the haunted trees? (from Chapters 9 - 11)

The doctor.
No one tells her this.
The tour guide.
A middle school student.
11)

While riding the bus in Chapter 20, who does Jessie decide she must contact first? (from Chapters 19-21)

The police.
Her mother.
The mayor.
The Board of Health.
12)

How does Jessie meet the mystery man in Chapter 15? (from Chapters 12 - 15)

He runs into her.
She asks him for directions.
He asks to use the phone.
She knocks him over.
13)

In Chapter 10, what amazes Jessie about the ground? (from Chapters 9 - 11)

That it is brick.
That it is gray.
That it is clean.
That it is flat.
14)

What does Miles Clifton say is weakening the human gene pool? (from Chapters 22-23)

Modern medicine.
Children.
Audio-visual technology.
Women.
15)

What makes Jessie wonder if slavery has been overturned in Chapter 8? (from Chapters 6 -8)

Hearing someone mention a black person.
Seeing a black man working at Clifton.
Realizing 1996 is different from 1840.
Seeing a black girl go to school with white girls.
16)

What does Jessie do after escaping from Mr. Neely's apartment? (from Chapters 19-21)

She cries.
She throws up.
She runs.
She laughs.
17)

What does Miles Clifton admit to doing to the residents of Clifton? (from Chapters 22-23)

Running experiments on them.
Changing their DNA.
Paying them money.
Trapping the children.
18)

Why does Jessie not lie down in bed in Chapter 17? (from Chapters 16 -18)

There isn't a bed in her room.
She thinks the modern bed is uncomfortable.
She wants to hear Mr. Neely on the phone.
She is too awake to sleep.
19)

In Chapter 24, where do Jessie's brothers and sisters go? (from Chapters 24-25)

To Clifton.
To foster families.
To different hospitals.
Jessie doesn't know where they go.
20)

Why does Bob say that the Clifton organizers were "over eager"? (from Chapters 24-25)

They added too many cameras.
They didn't wait to introduce illnesses.
They got too many children sick.
They told too many people about their plan.
21)

Why does Jessie worry about calling Mr. Neely in Chapter 13? (from Chapters 12 - 15)

She is confused about what to say.
She is afraid his number has changed.
She doesn't know who Mr. Neely is.
She doesn't know what a phone looks like.
22)

How does Jessie bump her head in Chapter 18? (from Chapters 16 -18)

Running back to her bed.
She is hit by Mr. Neely.
Climbing through a window.
Tripping in the bathroom.
23)

What surprises Jessie the most the first time she visits a store in 1996? (from Chapters 12 - 15)

The food.
The variety of drinks.
The prices.
The way people dress.
24)

In the beginning of Chapter 20, after jumping from the window, what does Jessie think of? (from Chapters 19-21)

A mouse hiding.
Her dog running.
Her cat hunting.
A bird flying.
25)

In Chapter 8, how does Jessie describe the middle school students? (from Chapters 6 -8)

Rude.
Pretty.
Smart.
Dumb.
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