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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 does Chad claim he did to his fourth grade teacher?
(a) Put mud in her coffee.
(b) Drew graffiti on her car.
(c) Stole money from her purse.
(d) Locked her in a closet.

2. How much time does it take for an ergonym to reproduce?
(a) 8 hours and 14 minutes.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 2 and 20 minutes.
(d) 36 minutes.

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

4. What is emphasized in the description of the inside of Tamaya's house?
(a) The bright colors.
(b) The overcrowded rooms.
(c) The empty feeling.
(d) The homemade crafts everywhere.

5. What fancy item does the lunchroom at Tamaya's school still have, from when it used to be a ballroom?
(a) Plaster angels.
(b) Golden candle holders.
(c) Crystal chandeliers.
(d) Velvet drapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long before the action of the novel starts was the Senate hearing on SunRay Farms held?

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

3. What does Tamaya do when she gets home that makes her feel "the way a murderer felt after he succeeded in destroying all the evidence" (42)?

4. What does Tamaya think might happen if she is lost in the woods for a long time?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What irony does Jonathan Fitzman see in the senators' questions about the ergonyms escaping into the environment?

3. 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?

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

5. Why has Chad come to Woodridge Academy?

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

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

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

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

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

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