2. How does Caroline describe Susan's appearance, on page 168?
(a) "Sharp-faced. like a fox."
(b) "Dozy, like a sleepy cow."
(c) "Blurred, like rain on window glass."
(d) "Alert like a squirrel in a tree."

3. Why does Caroline go to Pioneer Cemetery in Part Seven?
(a) To see the family burial plot.
(b) To say a prayer for Father.
(c) To find a place to hide for the night.
(d) To see her mother's grave.

4. What is Caroline studying at the community college?
(a) Creative writing.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Forestry.
(d) Library science.

5. 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) "Inside or outside?"
(b) "Maybe it will be for a long time."
(c) "Will we be together?"
(d) "Anywhere warm."

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

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

8. Why is Caroline confused on her walk to her old house?
(a) She is exhausted.
(b) She has not eaten.
(c) There is a blizzard.
(d) The city has changed a lot.

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

10. What does Caroline do to try to get her sister to recognize her in Part Seven?
(a) She sings a song she used to sing her sister.
(b) She calls her sister's name.
(c) She takes her hat off.
(d) She makes a silly hand sign they used to make to one another.

11. 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 parents' address.
(c) Caroline's parents' phone number.
(d) Caroline's real name.

12. Where does Caroline dispose of Father's body?
(a) In a crevasse.
(b) On a lookout that she builds.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a brush shelter.

13. When Father and Caroline get off the bus, what reason does he give for it being colder than it was in Portland?
(a) They are farther inland.
(b) They are at a higher altitude.
(c) They have actually gone north.
(d) They are out in the open.

14. What is surprising about the way Susan and Paul are dressed?
(a) They are each wearing several shirts and several pairs of pants.
(b) They are wearing long white robes.
(c) They are wearing power company uniforms.
(d) They do not have any cold-weather clothing.

15. What kind of structure do Caroline and Father eventually find when they are lost in the mountains?
(a) A cattle barn.
(b) An abandoned house.
(c) A cabin.
(d) A yurt.