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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. What does it mean that Tamaya feels "a rush of revulsion" when Chad's hand touches hers (119)?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is embarrassed.
(c) She is relieved.
(d) She is disgusted.

6. 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.

7. What do all of the students' theories about what has happened to Chad seem to have in common?
(a) The idea that Chad himself is to blame for whatever has happened to him.
(b) The suspicion that Chad's disappearance was caused by Marshall.
(c) The idea that Chad has run away because his parents were mad at him.
(d) The belief that Chad's disappearance is part of some strange game Chad is playing.

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

9. How does Chad show courage when Marshall is trying to get Tamaya out of the gully?
(a) He gives up the stick so that Marshall can use it as a lever.
(b) He goes down into the mud to get Tamaya out.
(c) He waits alone while Marshall goes off to find the tools he needs.
(d) He trusts Marshall to guide his blind jump over the gully.

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

11. What feature does Fitzman say he is working on for the future?
(a) A new fuel made from household waste.
(b) A way to let car owners breed their own ergonyms.
(c) An engine cleaning system using Biolene.
(d) A way to make sure that fuel tanks stay warm at all times.

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

13. 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) Critical.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Inattentive.

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 does not think that the school nurse knows how to treat her rash.
(c) Tamaya has a feelings that she needs to find Marshall and talk to him.
(d) Tamaya wants to get back to class to work on her journal entry.

15. What does Marshall see in the woods that he mistakes for an animal?
(a) A twisted tree limb.
(b) Tamaya's sweater.
(c) A pile of leaves.
(d) A discarded backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chad is talking about tree climbing, what does Tamaya realize?

2. On page 122, what question does Tamaya ask Chad after he grabs her wrist and twists it?

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

4. Why does Chad ask questions about Tamaya's relationship with her mother?

5. Why did Tamaya miss Hope's birthday party?

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