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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. In the Chapter 11 excerpt from the Senate hearing, what concern do the senators express?
(a) SunRay Farms is violating government regulations.
(b) The ergonyms could harm people or the environment.
(c) Fitzman is making up some of the data he uses in his research.
(d) Foreign countries will benefit more from Biolene than the United States.

2. What does Fitzman reveal about the ergonyms in Chapter 11?
(a) They seem aware of their environment.
(b) They disintegrate when they are exposed to oxygen.
(c) They glow bright yellow even in daylight.
(d) They can also be used to create energy to make electricity.

3. Who is Mrs. Thaxton?
(a) Marshall's teacher.
(b) The school headmistress.
(c) Marshall's mother.
(d) Tamaya's teacher.

4. What does Chad claim the wolf dogs do for the being Chad says he encountered in the woods?
(a) They catch and chew his food for him.
(b) They protect him from the police.
(c) They guard his treasures and his home.
(d) They capture students to use in experiments.

5. When Marshall gets in trouble, what does he say that makes his parents even angrier at him?
(a) His parents are never home to take care of their own responsibilities.
(b) His parents know nothing about him or his problems.
(c) He hates Woodridge and wants to go to another school.
(d) He wishes that he did not have to spend so much time with his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marshall accuses Tamaya of "pokeying" on page 21, what is he saying she is doing?

2. What seems to be Marc Hubbard's main objection to the product that SunRay Farms makes?

3. Why does Marshall temporarily leave Tamaya alone in the woods?

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

5. Who made the rule that prevents Tamaya from using the internet to help with her school work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why has Chad come to Woodridge Academy?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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

9. What does Tamaya's response to the balloon writing prompt demonstrate about her as a person?

10. What offer does Tamaya make to Marshall on their walk to school in Chapter 12, and why does she think his response is not very honest?

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