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

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

3. About how long before the action of the novel starts was the Senate hearing on SunRay Farms held?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 year.

4. On page 9, one of the senators refers to a scientist as "eccentric"--what kind of a person does this word describe?
(a) Angry and suspicious of others.
(b) Unusual in amusing or harmless ways.
(c) Dedicated to the point of being obsessed.
(d) Generous in surprising and unexpected ways.

5. How does Tamaya's school uniform usually make her feel?
(a) Proud.
(b) Trapped.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Amused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Thaxton?

2. What does Chad claim he did to his fourth grade teacher?

3. What does Tamaya realize about her hands at the end of Chapter 7?

4. What does Marshall see that helps him and Tamaya find their way out of the woods?

5. When Marshall accuses Tamaya of "pokeying" on page 21, what is he saying she is doing?

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