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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the rain continues to fall, Adam becomes ____________.
(a) Sad
(b) Happier
(c) Hungry
(d) Bored

2. Adam becomes a sort of __________ in his own home as he tries to find out what is happening.
(a) Criminal
(b) Spy
(c) Invalid
(d) Hermit

3. Who is at the wheel of the car that ends up following Adam as he is biking down the road?
(a) Whipper
(b) Mr. Grey
(c) Brint
(d) His father

4. The boy wants to make the bike trip without any _________, so he puts them in the garbage disposal.
(a) Food packages
(b) Grapes
(c) Raisins
(d) Pills

5. The name Adam Farmer means __________ to Adam at this point of his life.
(a) Fear
(b) Nothing
(c) Farmer
(d) Everything

6. What happens to the weather as Adam is setting out again on his bike journey?
(a) Sunshine comes out
(b) It begins to rain
(c) Winds begin
(d) A fog is rolling in

7. Where does Adam go to hide after making his startling discovery in his father's desk?
(a) Bathroom
(b) The cave
(c) His bedroom
(d) Cellar

8. The __________ is no longer smooth for Adam, but is full of ruts and of holes.
(a) Bike
(b) Padding
(c) Package
(d) Road

9. What do the old man at the rest stop and the boy look at when the boy stops in Aswell on his bike trip?
(a) A soda
(b) A map
(c) A car
(d) Magazine

10. What are the other three guys in the restaurant eating as Adam sits alone with his meal?
(a) Cookies
(b) Popcorn
(c) Milk
(d) Steak

11. Who discusses the way the novel has been written in the Introduction of the book?
(a) Mr. Grey
(b) Dr. Brint
(c) Robert Cormier
(d) Adam Farmer

12. The doctor is trying to get Adam to talk, but notes that Adam has stepped ____________ himself.
(a) Outside
(b) Within
(c) Alongside
(d) Inside

13. Adam is pleased he can __________ himself so easily and thinks that maybe he can go to other places as well.
(a) Lose
(b) Detach
(c) Remember
(d) Ignore

14. Adam believes the dog's intention is to topple the bike, send it askew, and have him crash into the road, his _________.
(a) Enemy
(b) Victim
(c) Friend
(d) Dinner

15. What does Adam focus his attention on finding as he is waiting to call his friend?
(a) Food
(b) Bathroom
(c) His package
(d) Weapons

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week is Adam's mother the happiest, it seems?

2. Adam, when he wakes up in a fright, believes himself to be an ____________ person, in an unknown land.

3. What is the name of the game that Amy has invented in order to keep the two busy?

4. The boy has enough money in his pocket to travel by _______, but he prefers to travel by bike as it's less confined.

5. The boy is traveling from Monument to Rutterburg in order to visit someone. Who is this person?

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