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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 item from Trisha's lunch does she wish she had three move of?
(a) Her egg.
(b) Her soda.
(c) Her apple.
(d) Her Twinkie.

2. Who does Trisha imagine is in the woods protecting her?
(a) The unseen "thing."
(b) Her father.
(c) Pete.
(d) Tom Gordon.

3. How long does Trisha stay latched onto the ash tree the second time she holds onto it?
(a) 25 minutes.
(b) Three minutes.
(c) 30 seconds.
(d) 10 minutes.

4. In Trisha's dream, what does the cellar door lead to?
(a) A wasp's nest.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Total darkness.
(d) Tom Gordon.

5. What city does Trisha's father live in?
(a) Salem.
(b) Boston.
(c) Quincy.
(d) Malden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Trisha bring along in case she gets bored?

3. What color is Trisha's poncho?

4. How long have Trisha's parents been divorced?

5. What month is it when the novel begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the "thing" that the voice in Trisha's head warns her about.

2. How does Trisha plan to remember her way back to the fallen tree?

3. Why do the police begin to look for a man named Mazzerole?

4. What does Quilla tell Trisha about avoiding mosquitoes?

5. What does Trisha imagine to make herself feel better after she realizes she does not know much about the wilderness?

6. Why do Quilla and Pete fight so much?

7. Why does Trisha refuse to drink from the stream at first?

8. What does Trisha think about the trail when she walks it with her family?

9. What does Trisha think her mom will do when she realizes she's missing?

10. According to the Tom Gordon in Trisha's imagination, what is the secret to closing?

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