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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) To move her head where she will breathe less of its gasses.
(c) Not to let it get in her ears.
(d) Not to get her head wet.

2. Why does Caroline not buy new shoes in Part Seven?
(a) Father bought her the sneakers she is wearing.
(b) She cannot find a shoe store.
(c) She does not realize she needs them until she is outside of town again.
(d) She is trying to save money.

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

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

5. As Caroline heads away with Father in the sled, what does she start to have second thoughts about?
(a) Whether she can make it to town on her own.
(b) Whether taking him into town is a good idea.
(c) Whether Father really is alive.
(d) Whether Susan is responsible for what happened to Father.

6. What does Caroline spend a lot of her free time looking for in Part Eight?
(a) The cave where she left Father.
(b) A man who could be a father to her children.
(c) Information about her biological mother.
(d) Information about where Susan and Paul have gone.

7. When Caroline and Father leave the grocery store in Part Six, what does Caroline suggest they do?
(a) Go back to the cabin in the mountains.
(b) Get a motel room.
(c) Go back to the farm.
(d) Go back to Forest Park.

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

9. Why do Father and Caroline go to the railyard?
(a) They need to meet Vincent there.
(b) They want to sleep in one of the parked trains.
(c) They are trying to hop a train.
(d) Father has heard he can get work there.

10. Where does Caroline meet Peg?
(a) At the coffee shop.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At the library.
(d) At the post office.

11. What observation does Caroline make, on page 164 in Part Six, about the people in the cabins they pass?
(a) "They all have two homes and we don't have one."
(b) "These people don't care if anyone sees their smoke."
(c) "They're probably eating dinner together right now."
(d) "Those people are not as smart as we are."

12. Why does Caroline stop to talk to the girls playing softball in Part Eight?
(a) She wants one of them to come and live with her.
(b) She is trying to make some friends.
(c) She is romantically interested in one of the fathers.
(d) She wishes that she had a childhood where she could have played softball.

13. What is a "wardhouse" as used in My Abandonment?
(a) A religious gathering place.
(b) A place where local government meets.
(c) A place where people vote.
(d) The dormitory at a boarding school.

14. What does Caroline want to tell her sister in Part Seven?
(a) To take care of herself.
(b) Her new name.
(c) That she loves her.
(d) A message for their parents.

15. Where is Caroline living in Part Eight?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) Boise, Idaho.
(c) Bend, Oregon.
(d) Sisters, Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the morning after their night at the hot spring, what does Father say when they see the river?

2. What kind of structure is Caroline living in in Part Eight?

3. In Father's camp, what made the scratches on the metal pipe?

4. Why does Caroline go to Adams School in Part Seven?

5. What new way is Father trying to disguise himself at the beginning of Part Five?

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