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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trisha imagine herself landing on if she had fallen off the cliff?
(a) A pine tree.
(b) A dead branch.
(c) A sharp rock.
(d) Thorns.

2. Where does Pete go to school?
(a) Duke University.
(b) George Washington High School.
(c) Henderson Elementary.
(d) Sanford Middle School.

3. After Trisha is poked in the back with a branch, she thinks to herself that at least it wasn't what item?
(a) Barbed wire.
(b) Broken glass.
(c) A knife.
(d) A rusty nail.

4. What does Trisha bring along in case she gets bored?
(a) A crossword puzzle.
(b) A Gameboy.
(c) A coloring book.
(d) Her homework.

5. How far from the area being searched by the search parties has Trisha traveled?
(a) Five miles.
(b) Four miles.
(c) Nine miles.
(d) Seven miles.

6. What color is Mazzerole's van?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

7. What do Quilla and Larry do while Trisha drifts off to sleep?
(a) Argue.
(b) Eat pizza.
(c) Go out to look for her.
(d) Make love.

8. By the time she reaches the ferns, Trisha estimates she has walked how far?
(a) Nine miles.
(b) Forty miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) A mile.

9. What does Trisha avoid based on her mother's teachings?
(a) Bees.
(b) Poisonous plants.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Strangers.

10. What does Trisha use to wave bugs away?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her ponytail.
(c) Her bag.
(d) Her cap.

11. How far into the trail does the family walk when Quilla and Pete begin to argue?
(a) One hundred yards.
(b) Half a mile.
(c) A mile.
(d) About three steps.

12. What color is Trisha's poncho?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

13. What animal does Trisha accidentally put her hand on?
(a) A snake.
(b) A rat.
(c) A crow.
(d) A racoon.

14. For how long does Trisha scream for help?
(a) An hour.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Thirty minutes.

15. Which team beats the Red Sox, causing an ill Trisha to cry herself to sleep?
(a) The Marlins.
(b) The Yankees.
(c) The Braves.
(d) The Rangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trisha sees the severed head of what type of animal?

2. Which is one of the animals Trisha prays would distract her brother?

3. What does Trisha trip on?

4. What edible fern does Trisha find?

5. What soda does Trisha have in her bag?

(see the answer keys)

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