2. Ellie debated telling Will about __________.
(a) Jennifer and Lance.
(b) Jennifer and Marco.
(c) A rumor.
(d) A poetry assingment.

3. Who smiles at Ellie as she is walking down the hall?
(a) A guy she meet in biology class.
(b) One of the guys she saw in the woods.
(c) A guy she saw in the principal's office when she enrolled.
(d) The captain of the football team.

4. Why does Mr. Morton yell at Ellie?
(a) She accidentally bumps into him.
(b) She refuses to give the poetry report.
(c) She squirts ketchup on him.
(d) She traded off the Beowulf poem.

5. Why did Will look Ellie up in the school directory?
(a) He wondered why she was running in the woods.
(b) He wanted to apologize to her.
(c) He feels he's met her before.
(d) He thought she looked nice.

6. Why is Ellie chatting with Liz after school?
(a) Liz asks Ellie about her last school.
(b) Ellie and Liz are chatting after track team practice.
(c) Ellie's mother is late picking her up.
(d) Ellie notices that Liz seems to have few friends.

7. Will pulls Ellie to the __________to talk to her.
(a) Basement family room.
(b) Library.
(c) Pool room.
(d) Widow's walk.

8. Why was Marco Campbell kicked out of school the year before?
(a) For trying to kill a teacher.
(b) For excessive absences.
(c) For assault on the principal.
(d) For trying to rape another student.

9. What does Ellie leave the bleachers to do?
(a) To look for Liz.
(b) To find a quiet place to call her mother.
(c) To find the restroom.
(d) To buy hot dogs.

10. What does Ellie not understand concerning Mr. Morton?
(a) He knows so much about her.
(b) He is mad at her, but not Lance.
(c) He would care which poem she analyzed.
(d) He would yell at her at a football game.

11. Will suggests that Ellie should ______________.
(a) Talk with him in a back room.
(b) Be his billiards partner.
(c) Try a wine cooler he makes.
(d) Change into a swimsuit.

12. Where does the group go sailing the next day?
(a) Annapolis.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Norfolk.

13. What is Will's relationship to Marco Campbell?
(a) Step brother.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Neighbor.
(d) Brother.

14. What does Ellie see as she opens her eyes while floating in the pool?
(a) A hawk is about to grab a squirrel in the oak tree.
(b) Will is standing over her.
(c) Her mother is frowning at her.
(d) Jennifer is on the edge of the pool.

15. What does Ellie see at the bottom of the ravine?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A gopher turtle.
(c) The fox.
(d) A man.