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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT part of the Box Canyon Boys' Camp uniform?
(a) Cowboys boots.
(b) Headlamps.
(c) Blue jackets.
(d) Tight Levis.

2. What did Lally One do in retaliation for Cotton's scolding?
(a) He killed his brother's pets.
(b) He tore up the boys' family photographs.
(c) He went on a hunger strike for three days.
(d) He stabbed Cotton in the leg.

3. What is the name of the cabin Cotton and his friends belong to?
(a) "The Bedwetters".
(b) "The Blackfeathers".
(c) "The Chippewa".
(d) "The Apaches".

4. Which of the following objects was an important object in Goodenow's suicide threat?
(a) A feather boa.
(b) A key to the nurse's office.
(c) A bucket of stones.
(d) A barrel.

5. What part of the bullies' car does Teft damage when he shoots the rifle at it?
(a) The window.
(b) He misses the car completely.
(c) The side mirror.
(d) The wheel.

6. What is the name of the Bedwetters' tyrannical camp counselor?
(a) Wheaties.
(b) Cheerio.
(c) Flakes.
(d) Fruit Loop.

7. How many feet in the air ways Teft's airplane flying when he was restrained?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 42,000.
(c) 16,000.
(d) 27,000.

8. Where do the Bedwetters stop when they finally pull over during their quest?
(a) At a church.
(b) At a grocery store.
(c) At a fast-food restaurant.
(d) At a bowling alley.

9. How old is Cotton at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fifteen.

10. When Cotton awakens from his dream, which of his fellow campers does he realize his missing?
(a) Teft.
(b) Lally One.
(c) Lally Two.
(d) Schecker.

11. Where do the Bedwetters find the old truck they eventually steal?
(a) At a body shop.
(b) In someone's driveway.
(c) On the side of the road.
(d) At a gas station.

12. In his dream at the opening of the novel, what does Cotton imagine he has transformed into?
(a) A sailboat.
(b) An animal.
(c) A flower.
(d) A butterfly.

13. On the road, how far away is the Bedwetters' exit after they scare away the bullies?
(a) 12 miles away.
(b) 8 miles away.
(c) 10 miles away.
(d) 6 miles away.

14. How do the boys finally sneak out of camp?
(a) On horseback.
(b) On bicycles.
(c) In a stolen car.
(d) On foot.

15. What is the final vote when the boys decide, as a group, whether or not they are ready to complete their quest?
(a) 4-2.
(b) 5-1.
(c) 6-0.
(d) 3-3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cotton fear that the campers aren't ready for their quest?

2. Which of the campers sucks his thumb when he's nervous?

3. Which of the boys unnecessarily packs a trophy for the quest?

4. What city does Cotton suggest they hitchhike back to to steal another car?

5. What item is used as the "trophy" for Cotton's cabin?

(see the answer keys)

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