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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2006.

2. Where are Caroline and the two neighbor boys when their mother comes home?
(a) In a tree fort.
(b) In the middle of the street.
(c) On the roof.
(d) Hiding in the garage.

3. Who comes to the farm with the Ryder truck?
(a) Jean Bauer.
(b) A reporter.
(c) Jim Harris.
(d) A police officer.

4. Where does Caroline say Father's monthly checks come from?
(a) They are government disability payments.
(b) They are his pension checks.
(c) They are payments for having been in a war.
(d) They are from his trust fund.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What justification for stealing does Father give Caroline at the salvage yard?

2. Whom is Father quoting on page 86 when he says, "Better not to keep a house"?

3. When Caroline says, on page 84, "everything's different now," what is Father's response?

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

5. What kind of character is Caroline drawn to in the book that Jean Bauer gives her?

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