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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of people does Father say they do not want to meet at the railyard?
(a) Hoboes.
(b) Guards.
(c) Police.
(d) Passengers.

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?
(a) It is very similar to the story she told Jean Bauer.
(b) She dreamed about something similar when she still lived on the farm.
(c) They are un much more danger than Father realizes.
(d) It is almost exactly the same as Susan and Paul's situation.

4. What is unusual about the structure where Father and Caroline meet Susan?
(a) The inside walls are covered in paintings.
(b) Its interior is wrapped in glowing wire.
(c) There is a tree growing in the middle of the floor.
(d) The only furnishing is shelves of books.

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

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

7. What fact does the reader learn about Caroline toward the end of Part Six?
(a) She has a younger sister and brother.
(b) Her name is not actually "Caroline."
(c) She is actually closer to seventeen than thirteen.
(d) She is originally from California.

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

9. What body part is Caroline missing in Part Eight?
(a) A finger.
(b) Her appendix.
(c) Her eyebrows.
(d) A toe.

10. Why does Caroline go to Adams School in Part Seven?
(a) To replace her dictionary.
(b) To see her old teacher.
(c) To find Della.
(d) To get more paper for her journal.

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

12. What is hanging on one wall of Caroline's home in Part Eight?
(a) A map of Forest Park.
(b) Pictures from the Mammals book.
(c) The blue fabric with birds on it.
(d) A photograph of Della.

13. What alerts the girls in the bathroom that something is wrong with Caroline in Part Seven?
(a) She is not making much sense when she talks.
(b) Her inability to stand.
(c) The bloody footprints.
(d) The place on the back of her head that she cut with the scissors.

14. What does Susan warn Father not to trip over as he and Caroline come inside?
(a) A pile of wood.
(b) Garbage bags.
(c) Books.
(d) Wires.

15. 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) The air is charged with electricity.
(b) It is an idiom expressing their surprise.
(c) A lot of wind is getting in.
(d) It is a metaphor for their suspicion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motive does Caroline have for living in the place where she is living in Part Eight?

2. In Part Eight, Caroline gets her GED. Which is the best description of what this is?

3. Who are the people that Caroline encounters when she is on her way down the mountain in Part Six?

4. What can the reader infer from the way that Susan calls for Paul when he and Caroline are outside?

5. Why is Caroline confused on her walk to her old house?

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