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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. In Part Six, when Caroline goes inside to find Father hurt, what indication is there that he is not yet dead?
(a) He jerks and kicks his leg.
(b) He speaks to her.
(c) She can feel shallow breathing.
(d) He tries to raise his hand.

5. How old does Caroline tell the woman on the bus she is?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

6. What is the woman who sits next to Caroline on the bus eating?
(a) Popcorn.
(b) Candy.
(c) Lozenges.
(d) Antacids.

7. Why does Susan's hair look different to Caroline when she comes outside to find Paul?
(a) She is wearing a second wig.
(b) She has dyed it a new color.
(c) She has cut it short.
(d) She has slicked it back with something greasy.

8. Why does Caroline go into the bathroom at the mall?
(a) To hide from mall security.
(b) To see the woman she thinks she recognizes.
(c) To check on her painful feet.
(d) To cut her hair.

9. On page 199, what criticism does Caroline make of her family?
(a) "I know that they always loved Della more than me."
(b) They "follow rules just to follow them."
(c) The "things they believe are unbelievable."
(d) "They are the kind of people who do not understand about nature and how to be free."

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

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

12. What motive does Caroline have for living in the place where she is living in Part Eight?
(a) It is close to Della.
(b) It is where she knows the most people.
(c) It is where Father's checks are sent.
(d) It is where she was happiest with Father.

13. 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.

14. 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 at a higher altitude.
(b) They have actually gone north.
(c) They are out in the open.
(d) They are farther inland.

15. What does Caroline fear might be true about her sister, in Part Seven?
(a) That she was happy when Caroline left.
(b) That she is not her biological sister.
(c) That she will be angry at Caroline.
(d) That she will refuse to accept Caroline's identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroline spend a lot of her free time looking for in Part Eight?

2. How old was Caroline when Father abducted her?

3. In what city does Part Seven take place?

4. Why does Caroline not buy something to eat at the mall in Part Seven?

5. Whom does Caroline refer to as "the Outlaws" (215)?

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