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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about how careful Tamaya is in positioning Chad when they are getting ready to jump the gully?
(a) Chad does not actually care if he falls in the mud.
(b) She does not really care what happens to Chad.
(c) Chad is tall enough to just step across the gully.
(d) She is the one who ends up losing her footing.

2. How does Tamaya end up with scratches on her arms and legs?
(a) Chad accidentally pushes her, and she falls into a bush.
(b) She pushes through thick bushes looking for a path for them to follow.
(c) Chad attacks her with the stick they are carrying.
(d) She moves too quickly down a hill and falls.

3. Which word best describes the school nurse's reaction when Tamaya tries to explain how her rash feels and where she thinks she got it?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Inattentive.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Critical.

4. What does Tamaya finally see that makes her think she might be close to where Chad attacked Marshall?
(a) Two hills.
(b) Fuzzy mud.
(c) A white tree.
(d) A rocky ledge.

5. What does Marshall see that suddenly changes his attitude and makes him worried that something serious is happening?
(a) Tamaya's lunch bag.
(b) Chad's blistered face.
(c) Tamaya's sock.
(d) A dead raccoon.

6. When the school is put on lockdown, where is Marshall?
(a) In Mr. Davison's class.
(b) In Mrs. Thaxton's office.
(c) On his way home.
(d) In the woods.

7. On page 92, what does Marshall say about girls?
(a) They "don't know what's important."
(b) They "ruin everything."
(c) They "worry too much."
(d) They "get away with everything."

8. On page 122, what question does Tamaya ask Chad after he grabs her wrist and twists it?
(a) "Do you think before you do things?"
(b) "Why are you so mean?"
(c) "What's wrong with you?"
(d) "Don't you believe I want to help you?"

9. What does Chad tell Tamaya he has been thinking about while he has been lost in the woods?
(a) How great it would be to go to public school.
(b) What he can do to get his parents on his side.
(c) Getting revenge on her for blinding him.
(d) Whether there is a way for him to just live in the woods.

10. On page 87, when Tamaya interrupts Marshall's basketball game, what does he call her?
(a) A "brat."
(b) A "dummy."
(c) A "pest."
(d) A "baby."

11. Why do Tamaya and Chad hold a long stick between them as they head back toward the school?
(a) Tamaya is using it to keep Chad well behind her so he cannot attack her again.
(b) Tamaya is using it to lead Chad, because he cannot see.
(c) They have strung their backpacks and lunch bags on it to carry them more easily.
(d) They want to have it with them to steady them on their climb down to the gully.

12. Why does Chad ask questions about Tamaya's relationship with her mother?
(a) He has a crush on Tamaya and wants to get to know her better.
(b) He is jealous of the attention and care that Tamaya gets from her mother.
(c) He is just talking to pass the time while they walk.
(d) He is trying to get Tamaya to trust him, so he is pretending to care about her life.

13. What does Marshall use to wipe Tamaya's eyes off?
(a) A napkin from Tamaya's lunch bag.
(b) One of his socks.
(c) Chad's sweater.
(d) His sweater.

14. When the school nurse is taking care of her hand, why does Tamaya keep hoping the nurse will hurry up?
(a) Tamaya is embarrassed to be in the nurse's office and does not want anyone to see her there.
(b) Tamaya wants to get back to class to work on her journal entry.
(c) Tamaya does not think that the school nurse knows how to treat her rash.
(d) Tamaya has a feelings that she needs to find Marshall and talk to him.

15. What government agency does Dr. Peter Smythe work for?
(a) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(b) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(c) The U.S. Department of Energy.
(d) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chad show courage when Marshall is trying to get Tamaya out of the gully?

2. What is Chad's attitude toward jumping the gully?

3. Why does everything in the woods look so unfamiliar to Tamaya?

4. When Tamaya offers Chad the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, what does he do?

5. What does Fitzman say cars that use Biolene must be equipped with?

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