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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 reason does Marshall give Tamaya for breaking the rules and going into the woods?
(a) He is avoiding a bully.
(b) He wants to take a shortcut.
(c) He just wants to break the rules.
(d) He is curious about Chad's story.

2. What does Tamaya realize about her hands at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) They are tingling.
(b) They are covered in bumps.
(c) They are numb.
(d) They are blue.

3. Where does Tamaya's father live?
(a) Heath Cliff.
(b) Heller's Spring.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. Why does Marshall temporarily leave Tamaya alone in the woods?
(a) He hears a noise up ahead and wants to check it out.
(b) He is angry at her for not keeping up with him.
(c) He is upset about Chad and wants to be alone.
(d) He wants to climb up higher to try to see where they are.

5. When Tamaya shows Marshall her rash, what is is response?
(a) He tells her that he, too, has developed a rash.
(b) He expresses concern and says he hopes it gets better soon.
(c) He tells her to stop being a baby about a little rash.
(d) He asks whether she told her mother about being in the woods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which president is Tamaya's report about?

3. On page 33, when Tamaya tells Chad to leave Marshall alone, what does Chad say to Tamaya?

4. Whom did Monica see jogging past her house?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the brief description of Marshall eating alone foreshadow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the setting of SunRay Farm.

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