This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter 1, "Tuesday, November 2, 11:55 a.m.," through Chapter 7, "Tuesday, November 2, 4:10 p.m.".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is implied by the equations at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) One person might struggle with a bully, but a group has more power.
(b) Sometimes it feels like our problems are multiplying fast.
(c) One organism can multiply into many in a short period of time.
(d) Tamaya's crush on Marshall is still more powerful than she admits.

2. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the brief description of Marshall eating alone foreshadow?
(a) His rudeness to Tamaya after school.
(b) The revelation that he is being bullied.
(c) The discovery of the fuzzy mud.
(d) Him and Tamaya getting lost in the woods.

3. Who is Mrs. Thaxton?
(a) Tamaya's teacher.
(b) The school headmistress.
(c) Marshall's mother.
(d) Marshall's teacher.

4. What causes Tamaya to scream and fall down in the woods?
(a) Her sweater catches on a tree limb.
(b) She steps into an area of deep boggy mud.
(c) Her toe catches underneath a rock and she trips.
(d) She sees someone hiding behind a tree.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 3, why is Tamaya angry as she waits by the bike racks after school for Marshall?
(a) Marshall is late.
(b) Her friends upset her at lunchtime.
(c) Her bike is missing.
(d) She has been given too much homework.