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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Caroline say about menstruation?
(a) That it is disgusting and she does not want to think about it.
(b) That she does not want it to happen to her.
(c) That it means a woman is old enough to breed.
(d) That it is perfectly natural and all female mammals do it.

3. What surprises Caroline about her visit with the doctor?
(a) How kind the doctor is.
(b) How much she has grown.
(c) That the doctor does not want to see her run.
(d) The doctor's concern about her eating habits.

4. Why does Father think that it was his fault that they got caught?
(a) They stayed in the last camp too long.
(b) He should have taught Caroline to be more careful.
(c) He went to town too often that last week.
(d) They did not hide their house well enough.

5. On page 34, whom is Father quoting when he says, "We have the liveliest interest in a wild man"?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Rousseau.

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

7. When Caroline sees the "shredded paper people" using her and Father's old Coleman stove, what is it implied that these people are using the stove for?
(a) To cook meat.
(b) To make methamphetamine.
(c) To boil water for laundry.
(d) To sterilize drinking water.

8. What has Caroline planted in her secret garden?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Fruit trees.
(d) Herbs.

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

10. What animals does Caroline see outside her new home?
(a) Horses.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Deer.
(d) Cattle.

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

12. What do Father and Caroline end up building with the wire Caroline brings home?
(a) Snares.
(b) Storage.
(c) Hiding places.
(d) Fish traps.

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

14. What is in Father's oilskin holder?
(a) Matches and fire-starting materials.
(b) Photographs of Caroline as a baby.
(c) Knives and scissors.
(d) His supply of cash.

15. What is the name of the boy that Caroline meets in the yard of his house?
(a) Zachary.
(b) Clarence.
(c) Richard.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the details of Caroline scratching words into leaves, looking for the "criminals," and shouting for Lala imply?

2. What does Father suggest they do once he has found the oilskin holder?

3. Why does Caroline take her shirt off when she is in the lookout?

4. On page 17, what does Caroline scratch into the leaves?

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

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