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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. What is Marshall's best subject in school?
(a) Math.
(b) French.
(c) Science.
(d) Language arts.

2. On page 33, when Tamaya tells Chad to leave Marshall alone, what does Chad say to Tamaya?
(a) "Mind your business, kid."
(b) "What, are you gonna tattle?"
(c) "You're next, Tamaya."
(d) "Quit being a baby."

3. Why does Marshall get in trouble for coming home late after school?
(a) He made his family late for a dinner reservation.
(b) His parents assumed that he was out causing trouble.
(c) He was supposed to be home to watch his siblings.
(d) His parents were worried about his safety.

4. On page 9, one of the senators refers to a scientist as "eccentric"--what kind of a person does this word describe?
(a) Unusual in amusing or harmless ways.
(b) Angry and suspicious of others.
(c) Dedicated to the point of being obsessed.
(d) Generous in surprising and unexpected ways.

5. Who is Merilee?
(a) A new student.
(b) Monica's sister.
(c) Marshall's friend.
(d) Chad's friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chad call Marshall when he challenges him to a fight after school?

2. When Tamaya's mother first sees Tamaya's rash, what does she mistake it for?

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

4. When Monica sees Marshall on the morning after their adventure in the woods, what has changed about his appearance?

5. Why does Hope call Tamaya a "Goody Two-shoes" (5)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When other students speak up for Marshall during Mrs. Thaxton's questioning, what does this reveal about the situation with Chad turning everyone against Marshall?

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

4. 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?

5. What ideas are conveyed by the description of the history of the building Woodridge Academy is housed in?

6. What are some of the consequences Marshall suffers at school because of Chad's bullying?

7. Describe the changes that occur in Tamaya's rash overnight in Chapter 12.

8. What do the descriptions of the outside and inside of Tamaya's house communicate about her home?

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

10. What does Ms. Filbert's balloon demonstration show about her as a teacher?

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