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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tamaya almost laugh when she offers Chad her peanut butter and jelly sandwich?
(a) She enjoys being the one who has power over Chad for a change.
(b) She remembers Mrs. Latherly's theory about the rash being caused by peanut butter.
(c) She is relieved that she has found Chad and can start to help him.
(d) She knows that Chad's least favorite lunch is peanut butter and jelly.

2. 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) Critical.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Inattentive.

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

4. What is the name of the dog that licks Tamaya when the searchers find her, Marshall, and Chad?
(a) Sherlock.
(b) Rockford.
(c) Nero.
(d) Miss Marple.

5. When Marshall thinks about his friends telling Mrs. Thaxton about Chad's bullying, how does he feel?
(a) Sad and worried.
(b) Proud and important.
(c) Angry and betrayed.
(d) Relieved and happy.

6. What characteristic of Tamaya's makes it harder for her to search for Chad?
(a) Her desire to follow rules.
(b) Her quiet voice.
(c) Her fear of the woods.
(d) Her need to stay clean.

7. What does the school nurse eventually decide must have caused Tamaya's rash?
(a) Cleaning products.
(b) The fuzzy mud.
(c) Her new shampoo.
(d) Peanuts.

8. What ridiculous rumor about Chad does Marshall pretend to believe as an excuse for not telling Mrs. Thaxton the truth?
(a) Chad discovered a secret laboratory and was captured by the guards.
(b) Chad has joined a motorcycle gang and gone with them to Mexico.
(c) Chad was killed and eaten by the hermit's wolves.
(d) Chad was recruited by the police to work undercover in the mafia.

9. What is Marshall feeling confused about when he starts walking through the woods?
(a) His reasons for doing the things he does.
(b) His feelings about school.
(c) His relationship with his parents.
(d) His plan for confronting Chad.

10. What item does Tamaya have with her when she goes into the woods in Chapter 17?
(a) A camera.
(b) Her journal.
(c) Her lunch sack.
(d) A science book.

11. On the way to lunch, what do Hope and Monica tell Tamaya to say about her bandaged hand?
(a) That she was bitten by a wolf.
(b) That she burned herself on a motorcycle.
(c) That she stabbed herself with a pencil.
(d) That she got the rash while horseback riding.

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

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

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

15. Why does Marshall struggle to get Tamaya out of the gully?
(a) It has started to rain.
(b) The gully is too steep.
(c) Their hands are slippery with mud.
(d) She is stuck in the mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point does Marshall make about Tamaya when he is talking with Mrs. Thaxton about her disappearance?

2. Why does Tamaya have to jump over the gully?

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

4. What does Chad tell Tamaya he has been thinking about while he has been lost in the woods?

5. What is Donna Jones's job at SunRay farms?

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