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

2. Who is "Jerry"?
(a) One of the members of the Skeleton Family.
(b) The man who runs the Mailboxes store where Father gets his check.
(c) That is what Father calls himself at the "meetings" he goes to in the city.
(d) A man who offers possibly illegal work to father.

3. When Valerie introduces Taffy to Caroline, what does Caroline ask her?
(a) Whether her name embarrasses her.
(b) If that is her real name.
(c) What "Taffy" is short for.
(d) Why her parents gave her such a weird name.

4. What is the first thing that Jean Bauer takes Caroline to do?
(a) Take a psychological test.
(b) Take a shower.
(c) See the doctor.
(d) Take an academic test.

5. In the beginning of Part Two, when Caroline is getting ready to leave her house, what is the first thing that she puts in her backpack?
(a) Randy.
(b) Her journal.
(c) The "E" volume of the encyclopedia.
(d) Her clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Father quoting when he says, on page 14, "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes"?

2. What public landmark can Caroline see from the lookout?

3. What is the name of the boy that Caroline meets in the yard of his house?

4. What does Caroline say about menstruation?

5. What books does Caroline have in their cave home?

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