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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Marshall tells Tamaya he is sorry after she falls down in the woods, what is he apologizing for?
(a) Getting them lost in the woods.
(b) Making her walk too fast.
(c) Lying to her about Chad.
(d) Being mean to her all day.

2. What does Marshall do when he is asked whether he saw Chad after school on the previous day?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He refuses to speak.
(c) He starts to cry.
(d) He lies.

3. How does Tamaya's school uniform usually make her feel?
(a) Proud.
(b) Amused.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Trapped.

4. What grade is Tamaya in?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Seventh.

5. What main point does Professor Alice Mayfair seem to want to make in her Senate testimony?
(a) Global overpopulation must be stopped.
(b) Current pollution levels are already a threat to human health.
(c) Sustainable energy practices are an unrealistic goal.
(d) Biolene is engineered to be harmless to humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Brandt call Marshall up to the front of the class?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 3, why is Tamaya angry as she waits by the bike racks after school for Marshall?

3. What is implied by the equations at the end of Chapter 7?

4. What nickname does the inventor of the product made by SunRay Farms use for his invention?

5. What reason does Marshall give Tamaya for breaking the rules and going into the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice of Ms. Filbert's does Tamaya think about as she is about to go into the woods, and why does she think about it?

2. Describe how Marshall's attitude toward Tamaya has changed over the years.

3. What does Tamaya and her mother's nighttime routine communicate about their relationship?

4. What is Tamaya's attitude toward following rules?

5. When Ms. Filbert was assigning the reports about presidents, how did her behavior contradict her words?

6. Describe the setting of SunRay Farm.

7. Why does Marshall blame his parents for his problems with Chad?

8. What are some of the odd habits that Jonathan Fitzman has?

9. When he is lying away on the night after Chad's attack, what does Marshall decide is his best hope for a final ending to the situation with Chad?

10. How do the stories that Chad tells help to show what kind of a person he is?

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