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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. 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 idea that Chad has run away because his parents were mad at him.
(c) The suspicion that Chad's disappearance was caused by Marshall.
(d) The belief that Chad's disappearance is part of some strange game Chad is playing.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What point does Marshall make about Tamaya when he is talking with Mrs. Thaxton about her disappearance?
(a) She is brave.
(b) She follows the rules.
(c) She is afraid of the woods.
(d) She is worried about Chad.

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

12. How long did Marshall's friends refuse to let him play basketball with them because of Chad's intimidation?
(a) About three months.
(b) About a week.
(c) About two weeks.
(d) About a month.

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

14. 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 is jealous of the attention and care that Tamaya gets from her mother.
(c) He is just talking to pass the time while they walk.
(d) He has a crush on Tamaya and wants to get to know her better.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chad tell Tamaya he could use the stick to do?

3. When Marshall thinks about his friends telling Mrs. Thaxton about Chad's bullying, how does he feel?

4. What possible ergonym mutation are the senators worried about?

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

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