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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burl see that leads him to warn the teenagers it is best to leave the great house?
(a) Herds of deer.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Swarms of mosquitos.
(d) Many dead fish.

2. Who is a germaphobe among the teenagers?
(a) Dee.
(b) Evie.
(c) David.
(d) Jen.

3. What do Evie and her friends do with the pets in Chapter 1 to amuse themselves and the parents?
(a) Teach them new tricks like shaking and rolling over.
(b) Put them in a play.
(c) Teach them to swim.
(d) Put them in a canoe.

4. What kinds of pets does Evie's family bring for the summer to the house?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A snake.
(c) Three dogs and a cat.
(d) Two fish and a bird.

5. What was Terry's real name, according to Evie?
(a) Termine.
(b) "Something" the third.
(c) Terpitude.
(d) Terrance.

6. What is a liability in the parent game?
(a) Younger siblings.
(b) Money.
(c) Medical problems.
(d) Alcoholism.

7. What does Eve hear about the lake after the storm that upsets her and makes her afraid of the water?
(a) It just keeps rising and rising.
(b) It is a toxic soup.
(c) It is likely to have large human-eating snakes in it.
(d) It is likely to have fires starting on it.

8. Why do the parents say they can not leave the great house in Chapter 4?
(a) They need to repair the storm damage or they will not get their deposit back.
(b) They can not drive under the influence.
(c) They have nowhere else to go.
(d) They have to wait for the house's owner to return their calls.

9. Who comes to the delta in Chapter 2 who has been missing from the great house?
(a) Jen.
(b) Dee.
(c) Alycia.
(d) David.

10. What had been added to the treehouses by previous visitors to the house?
(a) Radios.
(b) Metal roofing.
(c) Drawings, names, initials, and etchings.
(d) Watercolors.

11. Who built the house Evie's family and the others rent for the summer?
(a) Rockefeller.
(b) Robber barons.
(c) A group of young student architects.
(d) A group of Native Americans.

12. Who is Evie's favorite person?
(a) Shel.
(b) Juicy.
(c) Jack.
(d) Ricky.

13. Who does Rafe surmise is Sukey's mother in Chapter 1?
(a) The prettiest one.
(b) The artist.
(c) The oldest one.
(d) The fat one.

14. Where do Evie and Jack live when they are not renting the great house?
(a) Greenpoint.
(b) Inwood.
(c) Brentwood.
(d) Chicago.

15. What do Evie and the other teenagers put into a hat in Chapter 1?
(a) Anonymous descriptions of their parents' careers.
(b) Straws.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does serious damage to its wire cage in Chapter 4?

2. What do the teenagers call the weed that James offers them?

3. How does Evie refer to the group of other teenagers the group meets in Chapter 2?

4. Which animal startles Eve when it lands on her in Chapter 4?

5. What does David do to the yacht that he later feels guilty about?

(see the answer keys)

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