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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Poppy's mother dream of doing with the Queen one day?
(a) Passing it down to Poppy.
(b) Selling it after going on Antiques Roadshow.
(c) Burying it next to her mother's grave.
(d) Burning it.

2. Who is the elder of Poppy's brothers that teases Zach in Chapter 1?
(a) Al.
(b) Jack.
(c) Glen.
(d) Tom.

3. Who claims to have intentionally stepped on cracks in order to break her mother's back in Chapter 3?
(a) Poppy.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marie.
(d) Alice.

4. What does Zachary's father call the town where they live?
(a) The Mojave of the Americas.
(b) West of Nowhere, Pennsylvania.
(c) East of Nowhere, Ohio.
(d) West of Nowhere, Colorado.

5. What book did Poppy ask Zach if he had read when they first met?
(a) Prince Caspian.
(b) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
(c) The Hobbit.
(d) The Twits.

6. What does Poppy claim one should do when passing a cemetery in Chapter 3?
(a) Say a passage from the Bible.
(b) Sneeze.
(c) Hold their breath.
(d) Whistle.

7. How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy decide who will be the first one to keep watch on the bus in Chapter 6?
(a) They flip a coin.
(b) They have a staring contest.
(c) They draw straws.
(d) They play rock, paper, scissors.

8. Where does Zach say he's gone in the note he leaves his parents when he goes to meet Alice and Poppy in Chapter 5?
(a) To study at the library.
(b) To church.
(c) To play basketball.
(d) To play video games.

9. Who does Zach go home with to play video games after school in Chapter 4?
(a) Poppy.
(b) Kevin Lord.
(c) Harry Parillo.
(d) Alex Rios.

10. What does Eleanor draw faces on to make dolls that she hides under her bed in Zach's dream in Chapter 8?
(a) Clothespins.
(b) Bean bags.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Rice sacks.

11. What time is it when Zach, Alice, and Poppy make camp for the night in Chapter 7?
(a) 1:30 a.m.
(b) 3:45 a.m.
(c) 2:45 a.m.
(d) 4:30 a.m.

12. Why does Eleanor's aunt take away the dolls her father made for her in Zach's dream in Chapter 8?
(a) Because he wants them for herself.
(b) Because they are ugly.
(c) Because children break things.
(d) Because they are haunted.

13. Who does Zach's mother say Zach's father tried to call the night before in Chapter 3?
(a) His mother.
(b) The orphanage.
(c) His ex-wife.
(d) The dump.

14. Where does the narrator say the mermaid dolls were purchased in Chapter 1?
(a) At an estate auction.
(b) At Wal-Mart.
(c) At the Goodwill store.
(d) At Target.

15. What did Zach's mother study in college?
(a) English literature.
(b) Latin.
(c) Pre-law.
(d) Art therapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Zach about seeing a deer while riding his dirt bike on the way to school in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the town where Zach, Alice, and Poppy have gotten off the bus in Chapter 7?

3. Who does Alice ask Poppy to call and come pick them up in Chapter 7?

4. What does Tinshoe Jones compare Alice's hair to in Chapter 6?

5. What do the children call the junkyard that specializes in metal near Zach's house?

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