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

2. Who tells Zach about seeing a deer while riding his dirt bike on the way to school in Chapter 2?
(a) Kevin Lord.
(b) Nate Bell.
(c) Jack Smith.
(d) Tom Bell.

3. What was the character Aurora portrayed by in the game?
(a) A Barbie doll.
(b) A porcelain baby doll.
(c) A Cabbage Patch Kid.
(d) A stuffed hamster.

4. What does Eleanor's aunt claim children are in the dream Zach has in Chapter 8?
(a) Innocent.
(b) Dirty.
(c) God-like.
(d) Angels.

5. What musical band is from Liverpool, England?
(a) The Birds.
(b) The Cure.
(c) New Kids on the Block.
(d) The Beatles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did Zach's father move back in with Zach and his mom?

2. What is Zachary's last name?

3. What time is it when Zach, Alice, and Poppy make camp for the night in Chapter 7?

4. Where did Poppy first meet Alice?

5. What has happened to Zach's sleeping bag in the night in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Leo described? How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy know Leo?

2. What is related in Alice’s note to Zach in Chapter 4? How does Zach respond?

3. What does Zach discover when he awakens at the campsite in Chapter 8?

4. What proof does Poppy offer of her story in Chapter 5?

5. How does Zach respond when Alice suggests they play the game in Chapter 4?

6. What game are Zach, Alice, and Poppy playing in Chapter 1? How is the game described?

7. How does Zach justify going on the quest with Alice and Poppy in Chapter 6?

8. Why does Poppy offer to take out the Queen in Chapter 4? What repercussions does she risk in doing so?

9. What has happened to Zach’s action figures in Chapter 2?

10. What superstition does Poppy describe when the children pass the graveyard in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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