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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Tamaya's lunch sack different from Hope's and Monica's?
(a) It is a different color and lacks decoration.
(b) It is smaller and has more grown-up art on it.
(c) It has less insulation and is less sturdy.
(d) It has more colors and bolder designs.

2. Who is Cooper?
(a) A singer Tamaya has a crush on.
(b) Tamaya's dog.
(c) The assistant headmaster.
(d) The school nurse's son.

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

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

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

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

7. While she is in the woods, what does Tamaya realize about the fuzzy mud?
(a) It is spreading.
(b) It smells sweet.
(c) It is aware of her.
(d) It glows.

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

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

10. When Tamaya peeks down the back of the assistant headmaster's shirt, what is she looking for?
(a) A scar.
(b) A rash.
(c) A tattoo.
(d) A birthmark.

11. What is being foreshadowed when Tamaya hears Chad groan and thinks that she hopes he will be able to keep walking, because it is already getting dark?
(a) Tamaya losing her vision.
(b) The kids' rescue by the search party.
(c) Chad needing to be carried.
(d) The kids getting lost again.

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

13. When Marshall spots Tamaya and Chad in the woods, what does he do for the first time?
(a) He confesses his crush on Tamaya.
(b) He stands up to Chad.
(c) He asks them for help.
(d) He apologizes to Tamaya.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ridiculous rumor about Chad does Marshall pretend to believe as an excuse for not telling Mrs. Thaxton the truth?

2. What is the focus of the Senate hearings described in Chapter 20?

3. When Tamaya finds Chad in the woods, what is Chad's primary worry about his current situation?

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

5. What is Tamaya's plan for finding Chad?

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