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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 Stanley do when Mr. Sir fills his canteen again the first time?
(a) Gives it to Zigzag.
(b) Drinks it.
(c) Pours it out.
(d) Uses it to make a mud pie.

2. How did Trout and Linda force Kate into the desert?
(a) With a knife.
(b) At gunpoint.
(c) They threatened to torture her.
(d) They had a noose around her neck.

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

4. What does NOT describe the substance in the jars found by Zero?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Fruity.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Mushy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zero offer Stanley while they are under the boat?

2. What is Stanley's biggest fear about dying?

3. What does Mr. Pendanski say Stanley should be trying to teach reading to rather than Zero?

4. What does Stanley find upside-down while walking through the desert alone?

5. What do the counselors do when Zero runs away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stanley want to go back to camp so badly after finding Zero in the desert?

2. What happens when Stanley and Zero are able to make it to the top of the mountain?

3. What embarrassed Hattie Parker?

4. When Kissing Kate Barlow came back to her town of Green Lake what did she find?

5. Why does Stanley feel he needs to go back down the mountain, and what is making him hesitant to go?

6. How has Zero survived the harsh desert for so long when Stanley finds him?

7. What stops the warden from taking the metal case from Zero and Stanley?

8. What surprises Stanley as he walks across the desert after the water truck incident?

9. What do Zero and Stanley spend their time doing on top of the mountain?

10. What happens after Mr. Sir has filled Stanley's canteen for the first time?

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