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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the view and her feeling that she cannot breath in the room where she is staying, what other complaint does Caroline make to Jean Bauer about her accommodations?
(a) It is too cold.
(b) There are no books.
(c) There is too much noise.
(d) It smells funny.

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

3. Where does Caroline say Father's monthly checks come from?
(a) They are from his trust fund.
(b) They are his pension checks.
(c) They are payments for having been in a war.
(d) They are government disability payments.

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. 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 likes it because it reminds her of her first home.
(c) That she should not get used to living there, because it is not permanent.
(d) That appearances are deceptive and she should be as careful here as in the park.

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

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

11. What item in Caroline's new bedroom does she remember having when she was younger?
(a) A lamp with a black plastic knob.
(b) A cream-colored rug.
(c) A poster of a brown horse.
(d) Blue sneakers with blue stripes.

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

13. Besides Randy, what does Caroline carry everywhere?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A marble.
(c) Her mother's ring.
(d) A piece of ribbon.

14. On page 17, what does Caroline scratch into the leaves?
(a) "Find me."
(b) "Hello friend."
(c) "Help me."
(d) "My name is Caroline."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man doing when he spots Caroline in the lookout?

2. What is clear about Caroline during the fight with Valerie?

3. What is unusual about Father's and Caroline's watches?

4. What is the name of the boy that Caroline meets in the yard of his house?

5. What new item does Father give Caroline right before they leave the house for their "trip"?

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