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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fitzman say cars that use Biolene must be equipped with?
(a) Vacuum fuel injection.
(b) A steel cage around the fuel tank.
(c) High-impact side panels.
(d) Low-emissions exhaust.

2. Why does everything in the woods look so unfamiliar to Tamaya?
(a) When she was in the woods before, she was distracted by her conversation with Marshall.
(b) It was much darker when she was in the woods the day before.
(c) When she was in the woods before, she was too afraid to pay close attention.
(d) She is not used to the woods and does not really know what to look for.

3. 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 sure Chad is safe.
(c) He does not think she will believe him.
(d) He is protecting Tamaya.

4. What is Tamaya's plan for finding Chad?
(a) She will follow his footprints.
(b) She will look for the fuzzy mud.
(c) She will look for broken branches and twigs.
(d) She will listen for the sound of someone moving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What is Marshall feeling embarrassed about when he starts walking through the woods?
(a) That he lied to Mrs. Thaxton about not knowing where Tamaya is.
(b) That instead of sticking up for himself, he let Tamaya do it.
(c) That he is already lost, when he promised it would not happen again.
(d) That his parent spend a lot of money on his school, and he does not take it seriously.

12. What is Chad's attitude toward jumping the gully?
(a) Confident.
(b) Eager.
(c) Dismissive.
(d) Anxious.

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

14. What part of Marshall gets muddy when he is first trying to help Tamaya out of the gully?
(a) His leg.
(b) His fingertips.
(c) His face.
(d) His arm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marshall worry might mean he is a bad person?

2. On page 91, when Marshall thinks that Tamaya's hand is "grotesque," what does this mean about her hand?

3. When the school is put on lockdown, where is Marshall?

4. What feature does Fitzman say he is working on for the future?

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

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