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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moose calm Natalie when she stops playing with her buttons?
(a) He sings to her.
(b) He reads out of the encyclopedia.
(c) He brushes her hair.
(d) He wraps her in a rug.

2. What does Moose do for Natalie the day before her interview?
(a) Keep her calm.
(b) Help her pack.
(c) Make her food.
(d) Teach her to read.

3. Why can't Moose go to the baseball games after they are changed?
(a) His chores have to be done that day.
(b) His sister has appointments at that time.
(c) His father doesn't want him out late.
(d) His mother has piano lessons.

4. What sends Mother into hysterics after the party?
(a) Stress about the interview.
(b) Father taking Moose's side.
(c) Moose's argument with Natalie.
(d) A comment from a neighbor.

5. How did Natalie find 105?
(a) Moose left her alone.
(b) She searched for numbers.
(c) He came to her house.
(d) She went under the bridge.

6. What does Moose slip under to look for convict balls?
(a) The fence.
(b) The gate.
(c) The door.
(d) The bridge.

7. What language does the celebrity coming to Alcatraz speak?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

8. Where does Piper hope to meet the celebrity coming to Alcatraz?
(a) The recreation room.
(b) The warden's office.
(c) The train.
(d) The boat.

9. Who interrupts Scout and Piper when they are talking about the games?
(a) Annie.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Piper.

10. Why does the celebrity coming to Alcatraz get angry?
(a) Someone bumos her.
(b) She is talked down to.
(c) Her seat is given up.
(d) She is strip searched.

11. How does Mother feel about Natalie's interview?
(a) It was hard to concentrate.
(b) It was terrible.
(c) It was scary.
(d) It went well.

12. Who helps Moose look for a ball for Scout?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Piper.

13. Why does Moose rush Natalie back to the apartment after he finds a convict ball?
(a) To make curfew.
(b) To talk to his father.
(c) To get her away from 105.
(d) To call Scout.

14. Where does Mother read about Esther P. Marinoff?
(a) A pamphlet.
(b) A magazine.
(c) The encyclopedia.
(d) The newspaper.

15. Why is Natalie not eligible for the Esther P. Marinoff school?
(a) She is autistic.
(b) She is older than 12.
(c) She has no reading skills.
(d) She was not born in California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sickness does Moose have a lot of while on Alcatraz?

2. Who intervenes in the argument after the party?

3. How does Moose describe the meeting with 105?

4. Who yells at the children about the laundry scheme?

5. What does Natalie say over and over when Moose comes back from looking for a convict ball?

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