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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the village near the home Piper and Daisy are taken to?
(a) Reston Bridge.
(b) Jester Court.
(c) Village South.
(d) Link-up Downs.

2. Why is Mrs. McEvoy worried about her older son?
(a) He was in the army and has gone missing.
(b) He is running around with a wild crowd.
(c) He has been taken hostage.
(d) He was away at school and she hasn't heard from him.

3. How does Jet prove his value in this area?
(a) He brings Alby to Major McEvoy.
(b) He takes a message to Edmond.
(c) He barks when someone comes near.
(d) He chases rabbits from the garden.

4. What does Alby hit Daisy and Piper with repeatedly?
(a) A plastic sword.
(b) A book.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A rope.

5. What does Daisy first think is wrong with Piper when she wakes up screaming?
(a) She heard soldiers coming.
(b) She is dreaming about her mother.
(c) She has had a premonition of her own death.
(d) She has mushroom poisoning.

6. Why does Daisy believe Dr. Jameson might have had something to do with the arrival of the British military?
(a) Because he'd been their only visitor just a few days earlier.
(b) She doesn't think he sent them.
(c) Because the officials said he'd sent them.
(d) Because he'd said he would send the authorities.

7. What does Daisy say about her skills with maps?
(a) That she isn't good at them.
(b) That she's never seen one before.
(c) That she'll have to make her own.
(d) That she's very good at them.

8. What is the game Piper and Daisy play to help pass the time while they walk?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Mental Jotto.
(c) Hangman.
(d) I Spy.

9. How long does it take Daisy and Piper to get a fire started in Chapter 25?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Twenty minutes.
(c) A half hour.
(d) An hour and a half.

10. Which of the following is NOT among the items Daisy takes as she and Piper are preparing to leave the McEvoy house?
(a) Strawberry jam.
(b) Olives.
(c) A compass.
(d) A pocket watch.

11. What is Daisy's first job on the farm in Chapter 20?
(a) Picking apples.
(b) Picking strawberries.
(c) Raking hay.
(d) Milking cows.

12. What does Daisy say has become a "fanatic compulsion"?
(a) Keeping the blankets dry.
(b) Walking eight miles a day.
(c) Finding enough berries to eat.
(d) Touching each other at night.

13. Which of the following is NOT among the items in the package Baz gave Daisy?
(a) Salami.
(b) A bowl.
(c) A gun.
(d) Peanut butter.

14. How long does the occupation last?
(a) Eleven weeks.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Thirty-nine days.

15. What do Piper and Daisy do while Mrs. McEvoy is crying in grief over her husband's death?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Begin digging a grave.
(c) Try to keep Alby busy and out of the way.
(d) Gather their belongings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Daisy say she wound up when she returned to New York?

2. What time is it when Daisy and Piper are wakened to the sound of gunfire?

3. What do Daisy and Piper drink the morning after their first night sleeping under the plastic sheet?

4. What is Daisy's half-sister's name?

5. What does Mrs. McEvoy say about Piper?

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