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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caroline notice about Susan and Paul's jewlery?
(a) It is made of copper.
(b) They are wearing a lot more jewelry than most people do.
(c) She remembers it from somewhere.
(d) It is more expensive than she would expect.

2. What is unusual about Paul's speech?
(a) He speaks at an unnaturally loud level.
(b) He has a Southern accent.
(c) It is all questions and no statements.
(d) It is simple and repetitive.

3. When they get into the water of the hot spring, what warning does Father give Caroline about the water?
(a) Not to get her head wet.
(b) To move her head where she will breathe less of its gasses.
(c) Not to let it get in her ears.
(d) To get out if she feels sleepy.

4. In Father's camp, what made the scratches on the metal pipe?
(a) The concrete blocks on the floor.
(b) The stones where the stove sat.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) Father's bracelets.

5. What can the reader infer from the way that Susan calls for Paul when he and Caroline are outside?
(a) Susan is frightened of him.
(b) Paul is probably not his real name.
(c) Paul has a habit of wandering away.
(d) Susan is probably mentally ill.

6. What can the reader infer about what is making Father's and Caroline's hair stand up when they are inside with Susan and Paul?
(a) It is an idiom expressing their surprise.
(b) It is a metaphor for their suspicion.
(c) The air is charged with electricity.
(d) A lot of wind is getting in.

7. On page 147, when Caroline tells Father that she cannot feel her feet anymore, what does he say to her?
(a) "As long as you can keep on walking."
(b) "Frostbite is better than freezing to death."
(c) "Jump up and down. Get the blood moving."
(d) "That makes two of us."

8. In Part Six, when Caroline goes inside to find Father hurt, what indication is there that he is not yet dead?
(a) She can feel shallow breathing.
(b) He jerks and kicks his leg.
(c) He tries to raise his hand.
(d) He speaks to her.

9. On page 159, when Father tells Caroline that they need to find a place to stay for a little while, what does Caroline say?
(a) "Maybe it will be for a long time."
(b) "Inside or outside?"
(c) "Will we be together?"
(d) "Anywhere warm."

10. What animal do Caroline's neighbors raise in Part Eight?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Horses.
(c) Llamas.
(d) Sheep.

11. Whom does Caroline refer to as "the Outlaws" (215)?
(a) The local high-schoolers.
(b) The orange-clad road crew.
(c) Herself and Father.
(d) The girls playing softball.

12. Why does Caroline spend time in the trees in Part Eight?
(a) She is keeping watch for fire.
(b) She is looking at animals.
(c) She is looking for the cave where Father is.
(d) She is watching for followers.

13. Where is Caroline working, in Part Eight?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The high school.
(c) The library.
(d) The grocery store.

14. In Part Seven, what does the reader learn is written on the scrap of paper hidden inside Randy?
(a) Della's name.
(b) Caroline's real name.
(c) Caroline's parents' phone number.
(d) Caroline's parents' address.

15. Why does Caroline not buy something to eat at the mall in Part Seven?
(a) She is hungry, but in too much pain to eat.
(b) She does not want the kind of food they have there.
(c) She is out of money.
(d) She thinks that it will be too conspicuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Susan and Paul have for breakfast?

2. What does Caroline fear might be true about her sister, in Part Seven?

3. When Caroline is trying to fall asleep in the room with Susan and Paul, what does she realize about her and Father's situation?

4. When Father and Caroline get off the bus, where does Father say they will go?

5. When they get to the bus station, what does Father tell Caroline to buy?

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