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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caroline get angry at Jean Bauer for when Jean talks about sticks leaping up and stones rolling uphill?
(a) Reading Father's books.
(b) Making fun of her.
(c) Reading her journal.
(d) Talking nonsense.

2. What books does Caroline have in their cave home?
(a) Religious texts.
(b) Works by Thoreau, Emerson, and Rousseau.
(c) Encyclopedias.
(d) Mysteries.

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

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

5. Why does Caroline take her shirt off when she is in the lookout?
(a) It got wet when she fell into the stream.
(b) She wants to see how her body is changing.
(c) She wants to feel the sun on her skin.
(d) She is unexpectedly hot from climbing the tree.

6. On their first morning back in the park, what does Father suggest they do with Caroline's hair?
(a) Bleach it blonde.
(b) Cut it short like his.
(c) Hide it under a hat.
(d) Find a way to brush and braid it.

7. What irony does Caroline note about walking around with Father in the city?
(a) It is time for the school year to start, but she is getting a better education just walking around the city.
(b) They take a lot of precautions to not be noticed, but Father's behavior makes him conspicuous anyway.
(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.

8. What do the details of Caroline scratching words into leaves, looking for the "criminals," and shouting for Lala imply?
(a) She is lonely.
(b) She is frightened.
(c) She is overjoyed.
(d) She is excited.

9. Whom is Father quoting on page 86 when he says, "Better not to keep a house"?
(a) Emmerson.
(b) Thoreau.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) Whitman.

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

11. What new item does Father give Caroline right before they leave the house for their "trip"?
(a) A pocketknife.
(b) An ATM card.
(c) A canister of pepper spray.
(d) A new library card.

12. What does Father have nightmares about?
(a) Being followed.
(b) Helicopters.
(c) The men's camp.
(d) Prison.

13. Who comes to the farm with the Ryder truck?
(a) Jim Harris.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Jean Bauer.

14. What is the only possession of Father's and Caroline's that is left in their old cave house?
(a) The tea kettle.
(b) The green Coleman stove.
(c) Caroline's encyclopedias.
(d) The mattress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroline think about the women who come to the farm to ride their horses?

2. In what city do Father and Caroline live?

3. Where does Caroline say Father's monthly checks come from?

4. In Part Four, what do Caroline and Father find has happened to their house?

5. Who is "Chainsaw"?

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