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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. How is Tamaya's lunch sack different from Hope's and Monica's?
(a) It is smaller and has more grown-up art on it.
(b) It is a different color and lacks decoration.
(c) It has less insulation and is less sturdy.
(d) It has more colors and bolder designs.

2. When Chad is talking about tree climbing, what does Tamaya realize?
(a) Chad probably knew about the fuzzy mud before they all went into the woods.
(b) Chad knows a lot more about the woods than she does.
(c) Chad probably used a perch in the trees to spy on her and Marshall.
(d) One of the trees she is using as a guidepost is a tree Chad uses for climbing.

3. Why does Chad ask questions about Tamaya's relationship with her mother?
(a) He has a crush on Tamaya and wants to get to know her better.
(b) He is just talking to pass the time while they walk.
(c) He is trying to get Tamaya to trust him, so he is pretending to care about her life.
(d) He is jealous of the attention and care that Tamaya gets from her mother.

4. How long did Marshall's friends refuse to let him play basketball with them because of Chad's intimidation?
(a) About two weeks.
(b) About three months.
(c) About a month.
(d) About a week.

5. What is Marshall feeling embarrassed about when he starts walking through the woods?
(a) That he is already lost, when he promised it would not happen again.
(b) That his parent spend a lot of money on his school, and he does not take it seriously.
(c) That he lied to Mrs. Thaxton about not knowing where Tamaya is.
(d) That instead of sticking up for himself, he let Tamaya do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean that Tamaya feels "a rush of revulsion" when Chad's hand touches hers (119)?

2. What point does Marshall make about Tamaya when he is talking with Mrs. Thaxton about her disappearance?

3. What feature does Fitzman say he is working on for the future?

4. What does Marshall worry might mean he is a bad person?

5. What is the name of the dog that licks Tamaya when the searchers find her, Marshall, and Chad?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does no one realize that Marshall is missing when he goes into the woods to look for Tamaya?

2. When they are in the woods together, what does Tamaya learn about Chad's story about the hermit?

3. What condition is Chad in when Tamaya finally finds him?

4. What is ironic about Chad's threat to use the stick to hit Tamaya?

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

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

7. How does Tamaya's parents' divorce make her feel as if she is always missing something?

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

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

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

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