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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zero do when Stanley asks him what the mountain looks like?
(a) Looks confused.
(b) Shrugs.
(c) Begins to pray.
(d) Gives him a thumbs up.

2. Who comes to help Stanley when Zigzag is getting the better of Stanley in Part 2?
(a) Kate Barlow.
(b) Mr. Pendanski.
(c) X-Ray.
(d) Zero.

3. Who appears when the Zero and Stanley unearth a large metal case?
(a) The warden.
(b) X-Ray.
(c) Mr. Sir.
(d) Kate Barlow.

4. What did Zero pretend to be while he slept outside?
(a) An army man.
(b) A Cub Scout.
(c) A super hero.
(d) A wild animal.

5. What does Mr. Sir do when he finally decides to fill Stanley's canteen?
(a) Spits into it.
(b) Goes into the truck where Stanley can't see it.
(c) Gives it to X-Ray.
(d) Sticks his fingers in it.

6. What makes the other boys mad at Stanley?
(a) Zero is digging for Stanley
(b) Stanley gets extra water
(c) Mr. Pendanski is trying to be Stanley's friend
(d) The warden is giving Stanley special treatment

7. What happens when Stanley finds a large object upside-down in the middle of desert when he is walking alone after the water truck incident?
(a) He finds Zero's body.
(b) He has a vision of Kate Barlow.
(c) A hand grabs him.
(d) He hears Zero singing.

8. What does Zero offer Stanley while they are under the boat?
(a) Sploosh.
(b) Gunk.
(c) Water.
(d) Mud Pies.

9. What does Stanley do when Zero gives out while they are climbing the side of the mountain?
(a) Carries him.
(b) Stops to rest with Zero.
(c) Tells him to wait there.
(d) Pushes him over the side of the mountain.

10. What happens when Stanley is in the water truck?
(a) He runs it into a hole.
(b) He is caught by Mr. Sir.
(c) He is bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard.
(d) He finds a map.

11. What is wrong with Zero when Stanley finds him after the water truck incident?
(a) He has a headache.
(b) He has heatstroke.
(c) He is dehydrated.
(d) He is sick to his stomach.

12. When would Zero go to homeless shelters?
(a) When he was hungry.
(b) When he was scared.
(c) When he felt sad.
(d) Only in bad weather.

13. What was Kate missing when Trout and Linda forced her into the desert?
(a) Her hat.
(b) A dress.
(c) A garter.
(d) Shoes.

14. What does Zero tell Stanley before he falls to sleep on the mountain in Part 2, Chapter 39?
(a) He tell's Stanley they are brothers.
(b) Zero stole the shoes that got Stanley in trouble.
(c) He thanks Stanley.
(d) He tells Stanley about Kate Barlow's treasure.

15. What did Gladys Tennyson run out of her house to tell Sam?
(a) She wanted to buy his mule, Mary Lou.
(b) That she wanted to buy more of his medicine.
(c) That his medicine cured her daughter.
(d) That he shouldn't get involved with a white woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Stanley find on the upside-down object he finds while walking in the desert alone?

2. What does NOT describe the substance in the jars found by Zero?

3. What reason does the warden give for needing to check Stanley's suitcase?

4. What injury does Zero incur while trying to help Stanley up the side of the mountain?

5. Why did Linda Miller marry Trout Walker?

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