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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 does Trisha say her berries taste like?
(a) Carrot cake.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Root beer.
(d) Gum.

2. How far down is the cliff that Trisha almost falls over?
(a) Eight feet.
(b) Fifty feet.
(c) Ten feet.
(d) Thirty feet.

3. Where does Trisha think her mom will look for her first?
(a) The woods.
(b) The parking area.
(c) The playground.
(d) Her home.

4. What word does Trisha say over and over as she traverses the bog?
(a) Yuck.
(b) Please.
(c) Gross.
(d) Help.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Trisha put on her face in lieu of bug spray?

2. What time does the Red Sox game start according to an ad Trisha hears on the radio?

3. What does Trisha's shirt say?

4. What edible fern does Trisha find?

5. What sound does Trisha hear for a minute while in the bog?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Trisha end up at the edge of a cliff?

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

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

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

7. Why does Trisha not eat a large clump of fiddleheads that she sees?

8. Describe Trisha's vision of herself dying.

9. How does Larry feel about Tom Gordon?

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

(see the answer keys)

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