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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Caroline heads away with Father in the sled, what does she start to have second thoughts about?
(a) Whether Susan is responsible for what happened to Father.
(b) Whether she can make it to town on her own.
(c) Whether Father really is alive.
(d) Whether taking him into town is a good idea.

2. When Caroline sees the "shredded paper people" using her and Father's old Coleman stove, what is it implied that these people are using the stove for?
(a) To boil water for laundry.
(b) To sterilize drinking water.
(c) To make methamphetamine.
(d) To cook meat.

3. What kind of character is Caroline drawn to in the book that Jean Bauer gives her?
(a) A wizard.
(b) A talking dog.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A forest ranger.

4. What does Caroline learn from Paul when they are outside?
(a) Susan is a criminal.
(b) He and Susan are from San Francisco.
(c) Susan is not his mother.
(d) He and Susan are on their way to Seattle.

5. What does Caroline have trouble doing once they relocate to the city?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Avoiding truancy officers.
(c) Eating.
(d) Trusting Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Caroline asks Valerie if she has seen Father, what does Valerie tell her?

2. What can the reader infer from the way that Susan calls for Paul when he and Caroline are outside?

3. When she finds Father injured, why does Caroline have a hard time moving him?

4. What does Jean Bauer tell Caroline about going to regular school?

5. How does Caroline describe Susan's appearance, on page 168?

(see the answer key)

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