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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On page 94, what is the first question that Ben asks Caroline?
(a) "Do you live at Mr. Walters' place?"
(b) "Are you that girl from the park?"
(c) "Do you want to play?"
(d) "What kind of girl are you?"

3. What does Caroline have trouble doing once they relocate to the city?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Avoiding truancy officers.
(d) Trusting Father.

4. 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 sterilize drinking water.
(b) To cook meat.
(c) To boil water for laundry.
(d) To make methamphetamine.

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

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

7. On page 54, what does Caroline say is "always a mistake"?
(a) Telling authorities the truth.
(b) Believing that friendly people are on your side.
(c) Letting people make you angry.
(d) Cooperating with the police.

8. On the morning after they arrive back at the park, what does Caroline suggest they spend the day doing?
(a) Looking for the men's camp.
(b) Building a new lookout.
(c) Building a new house.
(d) Getting to know the park again.

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

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

11. What does Caroline say is an important skill for living in the city?
(a) You need to know how to find quick places to hide.
(b) You need to know about different animals from the ones in the park.
(c) You need to be ready to fight at any time.
(d) You have to always look like you are on your way somewhere.

12. What special effort does Mr. Walter make to make Caroline feel at home?
(a) He tells her she can paint her room any color she likes.
(b) He asks some neighbor children over to meet her.
(c) He helps her set up her own garden.
(d) He volunteers to take her to the library once a week.

13. What is Caroline's favorite job on the farm?
(a) Cutting hay.
(b) Irrigation.
(c) Working with the horses.
(d) Mending fences.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the only possession of Father's and Caroline's that is left in their old cave house?

3. What job does Caroline have when Father is sleeping?

4. Why is Valerie in state custody?

5. When they get on the bus to leave the farm, how is Caroline disguised?

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