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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man doing when he spots Caroline in the lookout?
(a) Jogging.
(b) Making a survey.
(c) Clearing brush from the paths.
(d) Chasing his dog.

2. What has Father started wearing taped on top of his hat?
(a) His dog tags.
(b) A piece of mirror.
(c) Pieces of his notebook.
(d) Clippings from Caroline's last haircut.

3. 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 clothes.
(c) Her journal.
(d) The "E" volume of the encyclopedia.

4. What is Caroline's first impression of Mr. Walters?
(a) That he is suspicious.
(b) That he is lonely.
(c) That he is nosy.
(d) That he is friendly.

5. 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) A man who offers possibly illegal work to father.
(d) That is what Father calls himself at the "meetings" he goes to in the city.

6. What is Caroline's response when Mr. Walter asks her if she is bored?
(a) That she is not bored when she is allowed to help Father with his work.
(b) That she likes being a little bored, because it gives her time to think.
(c) That if a person is bored it is their own fault.
(d) That any life outside the park would be boring.

7. What irony does Caroline note about walking around with Father in the city?
(a) She has always hated the city, and now she lives in it full-time.
(b) It is time for the school year to start, but she is getting a better education just walking around the city.
(c) Now that they are actually being watched all the time, Father's worries about helicopters are somehow looking for him.
(d) They take a lot of precautions to not be noticed, but Father's behavior makes him conspicuous anyway.

8. What does Father do at the Safeway while Caroline shops?
(a) Shaves in the bathroom.
(b) Returns the cans and bottles they collect.
(c) Looks through the flyers on the bulletin board.
(d) Talks with a stranger in the alley out back.

9. Who is "Chainsaw"?
(a) One of the ranch hands.
(b) One of the convicts cleaning the side of the road.
(c) A neighbor's dog.
(d) One of the horses.

10. Who is the second stranger that comes to the new house with the social services people?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A veteran's affairs officer.
(c) A school administrator.
(d) A psychiatrist.

11. What secret place does Caroline have that Father does not know about?
(a) A cave.
(b) A lookout.
(c) A hollow tree.
(d) An abandoned shed.

12. When Caroline tells Father that she likes living at the farm, what does he tell her?
(a) That she should not get used to living there, because it is not permanent.
(b) That appearances are deceptive and she should be as careful here as in the park.
(c) That she likes it because it reminds her of her first home.
(d) That getting her to like it is part of a surveillance plan.

13. Why do Caroline and Father not talk to one another in the police car after they are released from state custody?
(a) The police have told them not to talk.
(b) They feel awkward and do not know what to say to each other.
(c) They do not want to talk in front of the police.
(d) They are writing their conversation down on scrap paper.

14. What does Caroline think about the academic test that she takes in the police training room?
(a) It is difficult.
(b) It is stupid.
(c) It is fun.
(d) It is embarrassing.

15. When Caroline asks Valerie if she has seen Father, what does Valerie tell her?
(a) Yes, but he seemed very upset.
(b) The police will take her away from him.
(c) Her father has already been sent to jail.
(d) No, adults do not stay at this facility.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Father get irritated about Catherine doing in the library?

3. Why does Father think that it was his fault that they got caught?

4. On the morning after they arrive back at the park, what does Caroline suggest they spend the day doing?

5. What special effort does Mr. Walter make to make Caroline feel at home?

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