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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the boy that Caroline meets in the yard of his house?
(a) Zachary.
(b) Clarence.
(c) Richard.
(d) James.

2. What animals does Caroline see outside her new home?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Deer.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cattle.

3. What job does Caroline have when Father is sleeping?
(a) To wake him if he starts to snore.
(b) To get everything ready for breakfast.
(c) To keep watch from the lookout.
(d) To keep their fire going.

4. What do Father and Caroline end up building with the wire Caroline brings home?
(a) Storage.
(b) Hiding places.
(c) Fish traps.
(d) Snares.

5. On their first morning back in the park, what does Father suggest they do with Caroline's hair?
(a) Hide it under a hat.
(b) Find a way to brush and braid it.
(c) Bleach it blonde.
(d) Cut it short like his.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Father think that it was his fault that they got caught?

2. What is Caroline's response when Mr. Walter asks her if she is bored?

3. What is the man doing when he spots Caroline in the lookout?

4. Who is "Chainsaw"?

5. What does Mr. Walters wonder about Caroline going to school in the fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is "Vincent," and why does Caroline object to Father working with him?

2. Why does Caroline leave her encyclopedias behind when she is taken into state custody?

3. What elaborate ritual do Caroline and Father have for sharing food in a way that does not alert people that they are together?

4. At the end of Part Two, what two things does Jean Bauer give to Caroline, and how does she demonstrate that she has been listening to Caroline's complaints about her room?

5. What seems to be happening to Father while they are living in the house, and what textual details support this interpretation?

6. When they are walking back home on the night when the story begins, what animal does Father tell Caroline to look at, and why?

7. What arrives in the yellow truck, and what is Father's response?

8. What do Father and Caroline find when they return to their house in Forest Park?

9. What does Clarence tell Father when Father and Caroline find the men's camp?

10. The novel opens with Caroline reflecting that "There's nothing to do but keep walking, you have to be ready for everything" (3). What does this comment tell the reader about Caroline's state of mind?

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