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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marshall get in trouble for coming home late after school?
(a) He made his family late for a dinner reservation.
(b) His parents assumed that he was out causing trouble.
(c) His parents were worried about his safety.
(d) He was supposed to be home to watch his siblings.

2. How much older than Tamaya is Marshall?
(a) About a month.
(b) About one year.
(c) About three years.
(d) About two years.

3. What seems to be Marc Hubbard's main objection to the product that SunRay Farms makes?
(a) Their product could mutate in unpredictable ways.
(b) Their work could contaminate the food chain.
(c) They have not tested the effects of their product on humans.
(d) They are creating new life with the intention of destroying it.

4. While the class is writing in their journals, what does Hope notice about Tamaya?
(a) She has a Band-aid on her knee.
(b) Her arm is bruised.
(c) She has a hole in her sweater.
(d) Her backpack has leaves stuck in the strap.

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

6. In the Chapter 11 excerpt from the Senate hearing, what concern do the senators express?
(a) SunRay Farms is violating government regulations.
(b) Fitzman is making up some of the data he uses in his research.
(c) The ergonyms could harm people or the environment.
(d) Foreign countries will benefit more from Biolene than the United States.

7. What does Tamaya do when she gets home that makes her feel "the way a murderer felt after he succeeded in destroying all the evidence" (42)?
(a) Wash her clothes.
(b) Bandage her scraped knees.
(c) Take a shower,
(d) Text Marshall to remind him to keep their secret.

8. What does Chad call Marshall when he challenges him to a fight after school?
(a) Nerd.
(b) Cry-baby.
(c) Coward.
(d) Teacher's pet.

9. What does Tamaya put on her hand to soothe her rash?
(a) A medicated ointment.
(b) Hand sanitizer.
(c) Coconut oil.
(d) Hand cream.

10. Where does Chad claim he once rode his motorcycle?
(a) To South America.
(b) To New York City.
(c) Into a movie theater.
(d) Into the principal's office.

11. What do the students call the area of the school where the seventh grade classes are held?
(a) The stable.
(b) The dungeon.
(c) The pit.
(d) The stadium.

12. What is Marshall's best subject in school?
(a) Science.
(b) French.
(c) Math.
(d) Language arts.

13. When Monica sees Marshall on the morning after their adventure in the woods, what has changed about his appearance?
(a) He is wearing gloves.
(b) He is not wearing his school uniform.
(c) He is wearing glasses.
(d) He has a black eye.

14. When Marshall accuses Tamaya of "pokeying" on page 21, what is he saying she is doing?
(a) Dancing and twirling around.
(b) Going slowly and wasting time.
(c) Deliberately irritating him.
(d) Being clumsy and careless.

15. Why does Hope call Tamaya a "Goody Two-shoes" (5)?
(a) Tamaya worries that they will be late to class after lunch.
(b) Tamaya is intelligent and cares about getting good grades.
(c) Tamaya tells the boys that they should chew with their mouths closed.
(d) Tamaya reminds Chad that going into the woods is against the rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marshall gets in trouble, what does he say that makes his parents even angrier at him?

2. When Marshall tells Tamaya he is sorry after she falls down in the woods, what is he apologizing for?

3. Whom did Monica see jogging past her house?

4. When Monica wakes up in the morning, where has her rash spread to?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the brief description of Marshall eating alone foreshadow?

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