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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. In Chapter 34, what does G.H. say they should do with Archie?
(a) Go to the emergency room.
(b) Go to the family's pediatrician.
(c) Go to the beach.
(d) Go to G.H.'s own doctor.

2. Where do Archie and Rose go together in Chapter 19?
(a) To the town.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To the newspaper stand.
(d) Exploring the woods.

3. Who does Clay run into when he is lost in Chapter 20?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Danny.
(c) An old friend.
(d) A Spanish-speaking woman.

4. What does G.H. tell Amanda that Maya does for a living?
(a) Runs a Montessori school.
(b) Runs a law firm.
(c) She is an advertising executive.
(d) She is a doctor.

5. In Chapter 34, what does G.H. offer that Ruth is not in favor of?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Going with Clay and Archie to the hospital.
(d) His gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What farm does Clay pass in Chapter 20?

2. In Chapter 21, what does the narrator say had never been a secret?

3. What was the name of G.H.'s mentor?

4. Who does Amanda go to check on in Chapter 26?

5. What music does Ruth tell the others she loves in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, how does Clay feel about the vacation as he drives around, lost?

2. In Chapter 32, how do Amanda, Clay, Rose and Archie respond to the noise?

3. In Chapter 23, what does G.H. suggest is the source of the unsettling thing that happens that even he does not believe?

4. In Chapter 24, what strikes Amanda as absurdly funny about G.H.?

5. In Chapter 24, what does Clay tell the adults at the house about his trip to town?

6. In Chapter 25, what does Ruth set about doing to try to establish normalcy for herself through a task?

7. In Chapter 26, what happens to Archie?

8. At the end of Chapter 27, why does Ruth tell Amanda that Amanda is lucky?

9. In Chapter 27, what does the narrator reveal about what is happening back in New York City?

10. In Chapter 30, what do the adults see outside that astounds them?

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