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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 ridiculous rumor about Chad does Marshall pretend to believe as an excuse for not telling Mrs. Thaxton the truth?
(a) Chad was recruited by the police to work undercover in the mafia.
(b) Chad discovered a secret laboratory and was captured by the guards.
(c) Chad has joined a motorcycle gang and gone with them to Mexico.
(d) Chad was killed and eaten by the hermit's wolves.

2. While she is in the woods, what does Tamaya realize about the fuzzy mud?
(a) It is spreading.
(b) It smells sweet.
(c) It glows.
(d) It is aware of her.

3. How long after Tamaya's trip into the woods does Chapter 20 take place?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

4. What does Marshall worry might mean he is a bad person?
(a) He lied to Mrs. Thaxton.
(b) He is glad that Chad is gone.
(c) He was mean to Tamaya.
(d) He told Tamaya to lie.

5. What does Tamaya finally see that makes her think she might be close to where Chad attacked Marshall?
(a) A rocky ledge.
(b) Fuzzy mud.
(c) Two hills.
(d) A white tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Tamaya's lunch sack different from Hope's and Monica's?

3. What is Marshall feeling embarrassed about when he starts walking through the woods?

4. What does Marshall see that suddenly changes his attitude and makes him worried that something serious is happening?

5. What does Mrs. Thaxton's memory of Chad's enrollment at Woodridge seem to show about Chad's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Tamaya confronts Marshall on the basketball court, what makes it clear that the school nurse's treatment is not helping Tamaya's rash?

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

4. How does Tamaya end up getting completely stuck in the fuzzy mud?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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