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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tamaya offers Chad the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, what does he do?
(a) He pushes her and takes her lunch sack from her.
(b) He tells her that she is not as much of a useless baby as he thought.
(c) He gets a little teary-eyed with relief and gratitude.
(d) He tells her that he will not eat her disgusting lunch.

2. When Tamaya finds Chad in the woods, what is Chad's primary worry about his current situation?
(a) Whether his family notices or cares that he is missing.
(b) Whether the kids at school know he is a liar.
(c) Whether Marshall will beat him up now that he cannot see.
(d) Whether he will regain his vision.

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

4. 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. Environmental Protection Agency.
(d) The U.S. Department of Energy.

5. Who cleans up Tamaya's hand and warns her not to scratch the rash?
(a) Mrs. Latherly.
(b) Mr. Franks.
(c) Ms. Filbert.
(d) Mrs. Thaxton.

6. What is Donna Jones's job at SunRay farms?
(a) She is a research scientist.
(b) She is one of their lawyers.
(c) She is a security officer.
(d) She is part of their public relations team.

7. When Mrs. Thaxton asks Marshall if he knows where Tamaya is, what is his first thought?
(a) Tamaya has gone into the woods.
(b) Mrs. Thaxton is trying to trick him.
(c) Someone has kidnapped Tamaya.
(d) He is having a bad dream.

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

9. What possible ergonym mutation are the senators worried about?
(a) One that would create consciousness in the organisms.
(b) One that would allow the ergonym to survive in oxygen.
(c) One that would allow the organism to reproduce with organisms already in the environment.
(d) One that would allow the ergonyms to reproduce even faster.

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

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

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

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

14. 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 two weeks.
(c) About a week.
(d) About a month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mrs. Thaxton notice that Marshall is missing?

2. When Marshall offers Tamaya his shirt so that she can clear the mud from her mouth, ears, and nose, what is her objection?

3. How does Tamaya learn that Chad is missing?

4. What characteristic of Tamaya's makes it harder for her to search for Chad?

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

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