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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. Gail notes that people in town need to live there a ___________ or more in order to belong to the community.
(a) Year.
(b) Month.
(c) Decade.
(d) Century.

2. Where might a person stand in order to watch two people swim in the lake?
(a) Behind the tree.
(b) The water.
(c) The shore.
(d) Watchtower rock.

3. Who does Gail call in order to make her feel less scared about being by herself?
(a) Phil.
(b) Steve.
(c) Alison.
(d) Her mom.

4. Steve doesn't want Gail to fall in with __________ as she goes on with her life.
(a) Madam.
(b) Alison.
(c) Sonia.
(d) The drama geeks.

5. Gail throws a quote from ____________ at Steve: "History is little else than a picture of human crimes and misfortunes."
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Anais Nin.
(c) Steve Colbert.
(d) Voltaire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who mirrors Mrs. Lawver's mannerisms as they are all sitting at the table together?

2. Where was Gail standing so long that she was late to English class as a result?

3. What is the profession of Harry in the movie that Gail has already seen before?

4. What made Gail begin to feel uneasy as she was babysitting the girls that night?

5. What was Steve's reputation in school, according to Gail's observations?

Short Essay Questions

1. After her teacher reads a poem out loud, what does Gail say out loud, even though she thought it was just in her mind?

2. Why does Gail become startled when Mrs. Montgomery arrives back at the house that night?

3. What does Gail decide to do the next day instead of going to school?

4. What is Gail trying to do as the chapter begins and she is babysitting at Mrs. Montgomery's house?

5. Why was Gail feeling worried as she swam out in the water with Steve at the start of the book?

6. How does Gail lessen the tension in the argument that she and Steve have at lunch?

7. What do Alison and Gail do after school lets out for the day?

8. What does Gail find in her locker after she and Alison go back to their lockers?

9. When Gail is crying at home, what does she lead her mother to believe she is crying about?

10. What does Gail find out about her father when she arrives at his office in the city?

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