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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Evie finally find Jack as the storm preparations are happening?
(a) In the basement of the great house.
(b) In the treehouses.
(c) In a muddy cove of the lake.
(d) In the attic of the great house.

2. What news do Alycia's parents get that upsets them in Chapter 3?
(a) Alycia's discarded cell phone was found by a passerby.
(b) A hospital calls to say that Alycia is a patient there.
(c) Alycia texts her parents to say she is in trouble at sea.
(d) The Coast Guard got a distress signal from the boat Alycia was on.

3. Which animal does serious damage to its wire cage in Chapter 4?
(a) A fox.
(b) A possum.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A snake.

4. What kinds of animals do the teenagers routinely chase from the lawn?
(a) Deer.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Bears.
(d) Rabbits.

5. When are the parents the most receptive to requests from the teenagers?
(a) Morning.
(b) Saturday nights.
(c) The magic hour before dinner.
(d) The first hour after a storm.

6. What does Evie do with Amy after Amy's injury?
(a) Pulls out the bee stingers.
(b) Stanches the blood flow with a rag.
(c) Picks her up and carries her into the house.
(d) Stitches her knee up.

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

8. What does David do to the yacht that he later feels guilty about?
(a) Sabotages its navigation system.
(b) Scratches its perfect finish.
(c) Ruins its exhaust system.
(d) Drains its gas tank.

9. Who are the twins in the great house?
(a) Kay and Amy.
(b) Cain and Kay.
(c) Alice and Kay.
(d) Amy and Alice.

10. Which teenage boy do some of Evie's friends seem to like in Chapter 2?
(a) James.
(b) John.
(c) Reynolds.
(d) Bennie.

11. What kind of skull does Evie and her friends find in Chapter 1?
(a) A dinosaur, or maybe a porpoise.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A skunk.
(d) An owl.

12. Who goes missing right before the teenagers leave in Chapter 4?
(a) Amy.
(b) David.
(c) Terry.
(d) Kay.

13. What do the teenagers do with one mother's lipstick?
(a) Throw it in the lake.
(b) Give it to another mother as a present.
(c) Put it on the dog.
(d) Steal it for themselves.

14. What are the parents doing when the teenagers get back from the delta?
(a) Swimming in the lake.
(b) Preparing for the big storm.
(c) Running races in the motorboats.
(d) Off on vacation somewhere else.

15. What does Evie describe as the parents' hobby?
(a) Painting.
(b) Boating.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Bicycling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the parents say they can not leave the great house in Chapter 4?

2. What does Kay do to Amy in Chapter 3?

3. Who does Rafe surmise is Sukey's mother in Chapter 1?

4. What does Burl see that leads him to warn the teenagers it is best to leave the great house?

5. What does Low tell the other teenagers he heard up at the great house when they went for food?

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