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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 curious about Chad's story.
(b) He wants to take a shortcut.
(c) He is avoiding a bully.
(d) He just wants to break the rules.

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

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

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

5. Whom did Monica see jogging past her house?
(a) Mrs. Thaxton.
(b) Chad and his father.
(c) The school custodian.
(d) Their French teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Tamaya to scream and fall down in the woods?

2. Where is Tamaya's mother when Tamaya arrives home after school in Chapter 9?

3. Who is the author of Fuzzy Mud?

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

5. Why is Tamaya unable to finish writing her journal entry in Ms. Filber's class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Why has Chad come to Woodridge Academy?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the setting of SunRay Farm.

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