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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. Why is Valerie in state custody?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Shoplifting.
(c) Assault.
(d) Drug possession.

2. What is clear about Caroline during the fight with Valerie?
(a) She is terrified of being hit.
(b) She is more aggressive than she pretends.
(c) She is agile and strong.
(d) She has a lot of experience with fighting.

3. What is surprising about the way Susan and Paul are dressed?
(a) They are wearing long white robes.
(b) They do not have any cold-weather clothing.
(c) They are wearing power company uniforms.
(d) They are each wearing several shirts and several pairs of pants.

4. 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 taking him into town is a good idea.
(c) Whether she can make it to town on her own.
(d) Whether Father really is alive.

5. When she finds Father injured, why does Caroline have a hard time moving him?
(a) He is struggling against her.
(b) He is too heavy.
(c) He is still in contact with a live wire.
(d) There is a heavy shelf on top of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Caroline runs into Taffy again, what news does Taffy have for her about Valerie?

2. What does Caroline say is an important skill for living in the city?

3. Why does Jean Bauer tell Caroline that she will not need her encyclopedias anymore?

4. What fact does the reader learn about Caroline toward the end of Part Six?

5. When Valerie introduces Taffy to Caroline, what does Caroline ask her?

(see the answer key)

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