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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which plant named within the catalog of plant species greatly intrigues the girl?
(a) Teddy bear cholla.
(b) Jojoba.
(c) Saguaro.
(d) Creosote.

2. On what type of document does the boy draw the route he and the girl plan to take as they set out in search of lost people?
(a) A map.
(b) A newspaper clipping.
(c) A court summons.
(d) A parking ticket.

3. The coyote threatens the children under his supervision with violence after one of children commits what transgression?
(a) Falls behind.
(b) Lies.
(c) Asks a question.
(d) Cries.

4. The boy regrets giving a photograph of which character to the man as a present?
(a) The man.
(b) The boy.
(c) The girl.
(d) The woman.

5. Once the family has decided to travel toward the airport near Roswell, for how many weeks have they been driving?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

6. How many maps are contained within Box IV?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

7. The boy recalls the man having once told a story about a little girl in Siberia whose life had been saved against all odds by what kind of animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A wolf.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A bear.

8. When the boy considers whether the black birds above may be forming arrows, he decides that only what type of bird "can be trusted" (264)?
(a) A falcon.
(b) A raven.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A magpie.

9. What color is the book entitled Elegies for Lost Children?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

10. When the woman agrees to read to the boy from Elegies for Lost Children, how many chapters does she agree to read aloud?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. What is the only object the boy packs inside of the girl's backpack before he takes her on a trek into the desert?
(a) A bottle of water.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A map.
(d) A book.

12. The woman claims that fear "in the daytime, under the sun" (157) belongs to whom?
(a) Children.
(b) The living.
(c) Adults.
(d) The lonely.

13. What term does the girl use to refer to the boy after he describes how an echo works?
(a) Mr. Wizard.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Liar.
(d) Magician.

14. While making a statement about marginalization, the man compares the United States to "an enormous" (212) what?
(a) Cemetery.
(b) Party.
(c) Game of dodgeball.
(d) Prison.

15. The note the boy leaves inside one of the banker's boxes states that he and the girl will meet the man and woman in what location?
(a) Buffalo Canyon.
(b) Laurel Canyon.
(c) Echo Canyon.
(d) Steed Canyon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does the boy throw off the cliff as part of his plan to break the silence cast upon the meal by the man and the woman?

2. The boy uses information from his pediatrician to determine that children usually do not retain memories made before what age?

3. The boy wishes that instead of giving the photograph to the man, he had kept it for which character?

4. How many girls are under the supervision of the coyote at the start of the journey in Elegies for Lost Children?

5. From what town does the boy plan to hop aboard a train while in the company of the girl?

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