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

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

3. What kind of vehicles does Quilla drive?
(a) Ford.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Toyota.
(d) Saturn.

4. What does Trisha like about the clouds?
(a) They look dense.
(b) They are low-hanging.
(c) They look blue.
(d) They are billowy.

5. What does Quilla ask Trisha if she remembered to pack?
(a) Bug spray.
(b) Her soft drink.
(c) Rash ointment.
(d) Her doll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What soda does Trisha have in her bag?

3. What kind of berries does Trisha find?

4. At what point on the trail does Trisha wander away?

5. How far into the trail does the family walk when Quilla and Pete begin to argue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Larry describe his ex-wife?

2. Why does Trisha begin to feel invisible while she is on the trail with her mother and brother?

3. Describe Trisha's vision of herself dying.

4. How do Quilla and Larry act when they reunite in the hotel room?

5. What does Trisha learn from "Little House on the Prairie"?

6. Why does Trisha faint at the end of Chapter 4?

7. Why does Trisha become optimistic about the day that she and her family go on a hike?

8. Describe the daydream Trisha has about Tom Gordon at the end of Chapter 1.

9. What does Quilla tell Trisha about avoiding mosquitoes?

10. What is Trisha's plan for getting back on track when she first gets lost?

(see the answer keys)

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