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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. What does Father get irritated about Catherine doing in the library?
(a) Telling the librarian her name.
(b) Asking for an inappropriate book.
(c) Disappearing into the children's section.
(d) Talking with other young people.

2. What does Jean Bauer tell Caroline about going to regular school?
(a) It is not as important as learning and being curious.
(b) She needs to catch up academically.
(c) It is a place to learn social skills.
(d) It is what is right for some students, but not everyone.

3. In what city do Father and Caroline live?
(a) Seattle, Washington.
(b) Portland, Oregon.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Sacramento, California.

4. What does Mr. Walters wonder about Caroline going to school in the fall?
(a) If being with other people her own age will change her.
(b) Whether Caroline can fit into the routines of a regular school.
(c) If Caroline is too academically advanced for eighth grade.
(d) Whether other students will bully Caroline.

5. What does Caroline tell people when they say something about her living in the park?
(a) She says that Father was teaching her wilderness survival skills and that they were only in the park for a week.
(b) She says that she and Father live in a house and only camp in the park sometimes, for fun.
(c) She says that public parks belong to the public and she should be able to live there if she wants to.
(d) She says that living in nature is a healthier way to live than living in the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Father does not want to work with tractors or trucks, what does Mr. Walter ask him?

2. What does Caroline say that Valerie tells her is a "fake thing to say" (62)?

3. Who is the second stranger that comes to the new house with the social services people?

4. What does Father do at the Safeway while Caroline shops?

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

(see the answer key)

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