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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 trying to get Tamaya to trust him, so he is pretending to care about her life.
(d) He is just talking to pass the time while they walk.

2. When Tamaya learns of Chad's disappearance, who does she immediately want to talk to?
(a) Mrs. Thaxton.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The police.
(d) Marshall.

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

4. What does Marshall worry might mean he is a bad person?
(a) He told Tamaya to lie.
(b) He lied to Mrs. Thaxton.
(c) He is glad that Chad is gone.
(d) He was mean to Tamaya.

5. Why did Tamaya miss Hope's birthday party?
(a) She went horseback riding with another friend.
(b) She was too shy to go to a party that boys would be at.
(c) She and Hope were fighting.
(d) She was at her father's in Philadelphia.

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

7. What is Tamaya so confused about throughout lunch in Chapter 17?
(a) The way her friends are acting around the boys.
(b) That no one seems to care where she really got her rash.
(c) The way adults seem to do the opposite of what they say.
(d) How other students do not seem to mind the noise and chaos in the lunchroom.

8. How does Tamaya learn that Chad is missing?
(a) The boys at lunch tell her.
(b) The police come to ask students questions.
(c) She overhears Mr. Franks making a phone call.
(d) Mrs. Thaxton makes an announcement.

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

10. What lie does Marshall tell himself about why he did not tell Mrs. Thaxton the truth?
(a) He does not know anything helpful.
(b) He is protecting Tamaya.
(c) He is sure Chad is safe.
(d) He does not think she will believe him.

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

12. What is the focus of the Senate hearings described in Chapter 20?
(a) The possible dangers of Biolene.
(b) The disaster in Heath Cliff.
(c) The disappearance of children in Pennsylvania.
(d) The science of genetically modified organisms.

13. What does Mrs. Thaxton's memory of Chad's enrollment at Woodridge seem to show about Chad's mother?
(a) She is sad and overwhelmed by Chad's behavior.
(b) She does not care very much about Chad's feelings.
(c) She secretly thinks that Chad's behavior is funny.
(d) She bullies Chad in the same way he bullies other students.

14. When Marshall offers Tamaya his shirt so that she can clear the mud from her mouth, ears, and nose, what is her objection?
(a) The shirt smells like a boy.
(b) He will get cold.
(c) She does not want to see him without a shirt.
(d) The shirt will be ruined.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the school nurse is taking care of her hand, why does Tamaya keep hoping the nurse will hurry up?

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?

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

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

5. What is Marshall feeling confused about when he starts walking through the woods?

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