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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. What does Natalie do when something happens to her buttons at the dock?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She screams and kicks.
(c) She vomits.
(d) She freezes.

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

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

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

5. What kind of sickness does Moose have a lot of while on Alcatraz?
(a) Night terrors.
(b) Homesickness.
(c) Depression.
(d) Asthma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Piper hope to meet the celebrity coming to Alcatraz?

2. Who makes Natalie want to see 105?

3. Why does the celebrity coming to Alcatraz get angry?

4. What does Moose's father get angry with his wife about?

5. What are the children threatened with when the laundry scheme is discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaints do kids have when they get their laundry back from Piper?

2. What does Moose have an argument about after the party?

3. What makes Scout stop talking to Piper so much?

4. What happens to Natalie's buttons?

5. What does Mrs. Capone do on the boat that is so surprising?

6. What does the warden say to the children when he learns of the laundry scheme?

7. How does the warden find out about the laundry scheme?

8. What is Moose asked to do the day before Natalie's interview, and why?

9. What makes Moose so obsessed with getting a convict ball?

10. What does Piper want to do with Moose's convict ball?

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