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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 tell a story about at the lunch table?
(a) An evil scientist.
(b) A hermit.
(c) A wizard.
(d) A goblin.

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

3. What causes Tamaya to scream and fall down in the woods?
(a) She sees someone hiding behind a tree.
(b) Her toe catches underneath a rock and she trips.
(c) Her sweater catches on a tree limb.
(d) She steps into an area of deep boggy mud.

4. What does SunRay Farms produce?
(a) Nuclear power.
(b) Chemical weapons.
(c) Microorganisms.
(d) Microchips.

5. When her mother first suggests it, why does Tamaya not want to go to the doctor in the morning?
(a) She is afraid of doctors.
(b) She does not want to miss school.
(c) She thinks it is silly to see a doctor for a little rash.
(d) She does not want to have to explain about the mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Daniela and Eric?

2. How much time does it take for an ergonym to reproduce?

3. What is the name of the scientist who invented the product made at SunRay Farms?

4. What fancy item does the lunchroom at Tamaya's school still have, from when it used to be a ballroom?

5. In the Chapter 11 excerpt from the Senate hearing, what concern do the senators express?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does knowing about Chad's threats make Chapter 5 more tense and suspenseful for the reader?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Tamaya rub in Chad's face, and how does Chad react?

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

9. Why has Chad come to Woodridge Academy?

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

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