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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Father does not want to work with tractors or trucks, what does Mr. Walter ask him?
(a) If he is Amish.
(b) If he is a Luddite.
(c) If he is a Mennonite.
(d) If he is Brethren.

6. What game does Caroline often play with Father?
(a) Chess.
(b) Poker.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Checkers.

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

8. Once Caroline is dressed again, what item of clothing does she tell Jean she still needs?
(a) An undershirt.
(b) A bra.
(c) A sweater.
(d) Socks.

9. What job does Caroline have when Father is sleeping?
(a) To keep watch from the lookout.
(b) To wake him if he starts to snore.
(c) To get everything ready for breakfast.
(d) To keep their fire going.

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

11. What request does Taffy make of Caroline in Part Four?
(a) She wants Father to carry a message back to the men's camp.
(b) She wants Caroline to teach her how to read.
(c) She wants to stay with Caroline and Father.
(d) She wants Caroline to loan her some money.

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

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

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

15. What does Father suggest they do once he has found the oilskin holder?
(a) Start rebuilding their home.
(b) Separate and have alone time.
(c) Leave the park.
(d) Have a serious talk about the future.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What item in Caroline's new bedroom does she remember having when she was younger?

3. Where is the first place that Father and Caroline go when they leave the farm?

4. When Valerie introduces Taffy to Caroline, what does Caroline ask her?

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

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