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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. Why do Tamaya and Chad hold a long stick between them as they head back toward the school?
(a) Tamaya is using it to keep Chad well behind her so he cannot attack her again.
(b) They want to have it with them to steady them on their climb down to the gully.
(c) Tamaya is using it to lead Chad, because he cannot see.
(d) They have strung their backpacks and lunch bags on it to carry them more easily.

2. What does it mean that Jonathan Fitzman is "subpoenaed" to testify in the Senate hearings (112)?
(a) He is frightened to have to talk to the senators.
(b) He is happy to share what he knows.
(c) He is legally forced to testify.
(d) He is scheduled to speak to the committee.

3. What is Donna Jones's job at SunRay farms?
(a) She is one of their lawyers.
(b) She is a security officer.
(c) She is part of their public relations team.
(d) She is a research scientist.

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

5. What happens to the leaf that Tamaya dips into the fuzzy mud?
(a) It begins to glow.
(b) It dissolves.
(c) It catches fire.
(d) It turns blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tamaya end up with scratches on her arms and legs?

2. What is Marshall feeling confused about when he starts walking through the woods?

3. When the school nurse is taking care of her hand, why does Tamaya keep hoping the nurse will hurry up?

4. What is Tamaya's plan for finding Chad?

5. On page 91, when Marshall thinks that Tamaya's hand is "grotesque," what does this mean about her hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Marshall is on the basketball court at lunch, what is ironic about his behavior toward Tamaya?

3. What finally causes Marshall to stand up to Chad, and how does this moment contradict Marshall's worst fears about himself?

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

5. What do all of the rumors about Chad's disappearance show about both Chad and the other students at Woodridge Academy?

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

7. What does Chapter 21 reveal will happen in Heath Cliff?

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

9. What steps do Marshall and Tamaya take to warn the search party about the mud?

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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