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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. Where does Mrs. Dhilwaddi go after Mrs, Thaxton calls her to tell her Tamaya is missing?
(a) Home.
(b) Woodridge Academy.
(c) The police station.
(d) The woods.

2. What does Chad tell Tamaya he could use the stick to do?
(a) He could fend off attackers.
(b) He could knock nuts down from the trees.
(c) He could see how deep the mud in the gully is.
(d) He could hit her with it.

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

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

5. How does Tamaya learn that Chad is missing?
(a) The police come to ask students questions.
(b) She overhears Mr. Franks making a phone call.
(c) The boys at lunch tell her.
(d) Mrs. Thaxton makes an announcement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean that Jonathan Fitzman is "subpoenaed" to testify in the Senate hearings (112)?

2. Which word best describes the school nurse's reaction when Tamaya tries to explain how her rash feels and where she thinks she got it?

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

4. When Marshall spots Tamaya and Chad in the woods, what does he do for the first time?

5. What is Tamaya so confused about throughout lunch in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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