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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When she finds Father injured, why does Caroline have a hard time moving him?
(a) He is too heavy.
(b) He is struggling against her.
(c) He is still in contact with a live wire.
(d) There is a heavy shelf on top of him.

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

4. Who are Roy and Sylvia?
(a) The people who run Bronco Billy's.
(b) Caroline's brother and sister.
(c) Father's friends that he says own the cabin.
(d) Caroline's foster parents.

5. 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."

6. When Caroline is trying to fall asleep in the room with Susan and Paul, what does she realize about her and Father's situation?
(a) It is almost exactly the same as Susan and Paul's situation.
(b) They are un much more danger than Father realizes.
(c) She dreamed about something similar when she still lived on the farm.
(d) It is very similar to the story she told Jean Bauer.

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

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

9. How old was Caroline when Father abducted her?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

10. What promise does Caroline remind Father of as they walk farther and farther into the mountains in Part Six?
(a) That he would always keep her safe.
(b) That he would let her go to school.
(c) That he would take her somewhere warmer.
(d) That he would never steal anything again.

11. What does Caroline say in Part Seven that all of her problems come from?
(a) People trying to make her live like someone she is not.
(b) Father.
(c) Modern civilization.
(d) Believing things that are not true.

12. What do Susan and Paul have for breakfast?
(a) Water.
(b) Tang.
(c) Toast.
(d) Hot dogs.

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

14. Which animals does Caroline say are her favorites?
(a) The ones that change color with the seasons.
(b) The ones that live far away from people.
(c) The ones that do not eat other animals.
(d) The ones that make clever homes to live in.

15. What does Caroline buy at the mall in Part Seven?
(a) Perfume.
(b) New shoes.
(c) A notebook.
(d) Fabric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroline learn from Father's notebook?

2. Why do Father and Caroline go to the railyard?

3. What do Caroline and Paul do outside while Father and Susan talk?

4. Where does Caroline dispose of Father's body?

5. What kind of structure do Caroline and Father eventually find when they are lost in the mountains?

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