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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 Marshall see in the woods that he mistakes for an animal?
(a) A discarded backpack.
(b) A twisted tree limb.
(c) A pile of leaves.
(d) Tamaya's sweater.

2. Who cleans up Tamaya's hand and warns her not to scratch the rash?
(a) Mrs. Thaxton.
(b) Ms. Filbert.
(c) Mr. Franks.
(d) Mrs. Latherly.

3. What does Marshall use to wipe Tamaya's eyes off?
(a) One of his socks.
(b) His sweater.
(c) Chad's sweater.
(d) A napkin from Tamaya's lunch bag.

4. How does Chad show courage when Marshall is trying to get Tamaya out of the gully?
(a) He gives up the stick so that Marshall can use it as a lever.
(b) He trusts Marshall to guide his blind jump over the gully.
(c) He waits alone while Marshall goes off to find the tools he needs.
(d) He goes down into the mud to get Tamaya out.

5. On page 122, what question does Tamaya ask Chad after he grabs her wrist and twists it?
(a) "What's wrong with you?"
(b) "Why are you so mean?"
(c) "Don't you believe I want to help you?"
(d) "Do you think before you do things?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Donna Jones's job at SunRay farms?

2. Why do Tamaya and Chad hold a long stick between them as they head back toward the school?

3. What lie does Marshall tell himself about why he did not tell Mrs. Thaxton the truth?

4. Why does Marshall struggle to get Tamaya out of the gully?

5. On the way to lunch, what do Hope and Monica tell Tamaya to say about her bandaged hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tamaya try to ensure that she will be able to find her way back out of the woods?

2. What happens when Mr. Walsh shows up at Woodridge to pick up Marshall?

3. How does Chad answer Tamaya's question about why he acts the way he does?

4. How does Marshall's behavior in Mrs. Thaxton's office contradict the decision he makes right before he goes in?

5. What makes Mrs. Thaxton feel so guilty about Tamaya's disappearance?

6. How does Tamaya end up getting more fuzzy mud on her, and how does her response show her common sense?

7. By the time Marshall is found by the searchers, which items of clothing is he missing, and why?

8. What details show the reader how Hope, Monica, and Summer want boys to see them?

9. How do the kids discover that Tamaya has lost her vision?

10. When Chad tells Tamaya and Marshall about being up in the trees, what does Tamaya think sounds so nice about it, and why?

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