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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Morton respond to what Ellie tells him?
(a) He is jovial.
(b) He calls Lance a rat.
(c) He says he will talk to them all.
(d) He looks as though he is going to have a heart attack.

2. What does Ellie tell Mr. Morton she is unwilling to do?
(a) Let some obscure legend contol her fate.
(b) Believe Marco cannot change.
(c) Believe the worse of Lance and Jennifer.
(d) Give up on Will.

3. Why does Mr. Morton say he was teaching at the school?
(a) He was assigned to protect Ellie.
(b) He was assigned to protect Jennifer.
(c) He was assigned to watch Will.
(d) He was assigned to watch Lance.

4. What does Jennifer say Will has expressed a desire to do lately?
(a) Quit the football team.
(b) Go to Annapolis Naval Academy.
(c) Finish high school in Vermont.
(d) Leave home.

5. What does Ellie discover when she starts to get out of the pool later that afternoon?
(a) Jennifer and Lance are standing there.
(b) Will is standing there.
(c) She is crying.
(d) Lance is standing there.

6. Why is the Beltway closed?
(a) A tornado tore up part of it.
(b) Fallen electrical wires.
(c) Road re-surfacing.
(d) A bad accident.

7. What does Ellie think as she watches Jennifer re-apply Jennifer's make-up?
(a) Jennifer is selfish.
(b) Jennifer never really loved Will.
(c) Jennifer seems to want the best for all people involved.
(d) How beautiful Jennifer is.

8. Why does the driver of the smaller boat make a sharp turn?
(a) To avoid being hit by the sailboat.
(b) To demonstrate the smaller boat's capability.
(c) To avoid grounding on a sandbar.
(d) To avoid a bouy.

9. How does Jennifer think her social life would be easier?
(a) If Ellie and Will started dating.
(b) If Will did move to Vermont.
(c) If Will would sit with her and Lance at lunch.
(d) If Will would stay on the football team.

10. Why is Jennifer crying in one of the bathroom stalls?
(a) Lance broke up with her.
(b) Marco is spreading rumors about her.
(c) She feels persecuted by everyone.
(d) Will won't talk to her.

11. What is happening when Ellie goes inside her house?
(a) Will is there.
(b) Marco is there.
(c) Lights are flickering.
(d) Her parents tell her to go to the basement.

12. What does Marco finally say clearly out loud?
(a) Jennifer and Lance have been in love for months.
(b) Will's father took Will's affection away from Will.
(c) Will's father killed Marco's father.
(d) Will beat him out of his inheritance.

13. What does Ellie pick up to take with her to the ravine?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A sword.
(c) A first aid kit.
(d) A flashlight.

14. What does Marco say about his life before his mother married Will's father?
(a) They were closer.
(b) They rarely talked.
(c) They were wealthy.
(d) They were very poor.

15. How is Will's dog similar to King Arthur's dog?
(a) There is not discernible relation.
(b) Both are the same breed.
(c) King Arthur's dog was named Cavell and Will's dog is Cavalier.
(d) Both dogs are named after the men's grandfathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie suggest Will do to communicate his desires to his father?

2. What does Mr. Morton think is going to happen to Will?

3. Who is Prydwyn?

4. How does Marco explain his actions with the sailboat?

5. What does Marco ask Ellie?

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