View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is scattered about the house boat?
(a) Women's magazines.
(b) Adventure magazines.
(c) Hunting magazines.
(d) Fishing magazines.

2. At what time does the narrator say the rain slackens in Chapter 6?
(a) Near two.
(b) Near dusk.
(c) Near midnight.
(d) Near dawn.

3. What does the narrator say it seems like the tree house is doing at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Melting.
(b) Dissolving.
(c) Dying.
(d) Crying.

4. What does Little Homer take out of his hat in Chapter 6 while in the tree?
(a) A rope.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) Money.

5. How does Jack Mill die a year after the tree rebellion?
(a) Car accident.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) Freezing to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Riley stop to urinate on when on the outing with Collin?

2. Who accompanies the Sheriff into the woods in Chapter 4?

3. Who is the Little Homer's brother, who is with the narrator in the tree in Chapter 6?

4. What does Verena refer to Dr. Ritz as in Chapter 6?

5. Who does the narrator find in the tree house when he returns after Catherine is taken away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation do Collin and Dolly have once he has returned to the tree house in Chapter 4?

2. What do Riley and Collin do in the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What choice does Dolly make at the end of Chapter 6? Why?

4. What happens when Collin and Riley return to the tree house in Chapter 4?

5. How does the Judge tell the group to prepare for the battle at the tree in Chapter 6?

6. Where do Collin and Riley go in Chapter 5? Why?

7. What internal conflict does Dolly face at the end of Chapter 5?

8. How long does it take Riley to return to the car? Why is he angry?

9. What news does Riley overhear outside the jailhouse in Chapter 4?

10. What does Dolly tell Verena about shame in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 859 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample