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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 200, Caroline quotes Emerson saying, "The way of life is wonderful." What is the next line of this quote?
(a) "Open spaces are where we can see life clearly."
(b) "We live more as we leave more behind."
(c) "Wild things are truly free."
(d) "It is by abandonment."

2. What forest is Caroline's home near?
(a) Eliot State Forest.
(b) Forest Park.
(c) Clatsop State Forest.
(d) The Deschutes National Forest.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do the details of the marks left by Caroline's bike tires and her needing to push her bike the last half mile home emphasize?
(a) Her stubbornness.
(b) Her moral objection to cars.
(c) She still loves to ride a bike.
(d) She lives in an isolated spot.

9. On the morning after their night at the hot spring, what does Father say when they see the river?
(a) They can make a raft.
(b) They will need to make a bridge.
(c) It will be much colder than the hot spring.
(d) They can catch fish.

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

11. What has Caroline built in the forest in Part Eight?
(a) A series of lookouts.
(b) A place to hide her journal and Father's notebook.
(c) A place to hide if people come looking for her.
(d) A shelter just like the one she shared with Father.

12. In Part Eight, Caroline gets her GED. Which is the best description of what this is?
(a) A permit that allows a minor to work full time.
(b) A test taken to qualify for college.
(c) A document that allows a minor to live independently.
(d) A high-school equivalency diploma.

13. 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.

14. When they get to the bus station, what does Father tell Caroline to buy?
(a) A one-way ticket to Sisters, Oregon.
(b) A round-trip ticket to Bend, Oregon.
(c) A round-trip ticket to Sisters, Oregon.
(d) A one-way ticket to Bend, Oregon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroline notice about Susan and Paul's jewlery?

2. What fact does the reader learn about Caroline toward the end of Part Six?

3. What is hanging on one wall of Caroline's home in Part Eight?

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

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

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