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

2. What does Caroline learn from Father's notebook?
(a) That her mother is really alive.
(b) The sources of his ideas.
(c) That Della is not her biological sister.
(d) That she is not his biological child.

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

4. Why does Caroline spend time in the trees in Part Eight?
(a) She is looking at animals.
(b) She is watching for followers.
(c) She is looking for the cave where Father is.
(d) She is keeping watch for fire.

5. Besides the wet weather, what other reason does Father give Caroline for not being able to start a fire in Part Five?
(a) They need to keep moving.
(b) They do not have matches.
(c) People might see the smoke.
(d) They might start a forest fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroline buy at the mall in Part Seven?

2. Who are Roy and Sylvia?

3. In what city does Part Seven take place?

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

5. In Father's camp, what made the scratches on the metal pipe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Father telling Caroline "Trust me" when he decides that they should trek back into the mountains instead of getting the motel room that Caroline suggests (164)?

2. When Caroline goes inside the yurt after Susan and Paul leave, what does she see?

3. How does Caroline retain part of her wild nature in Part Eight?

4. What natural feature do Caroline and Father stumble across, and how does it save them?

5. What do Father and Caroline do when traveling by train does not work out?

6. When Paul falls from the sled and Caroline comes up the hill to find him, what does she see, and what does Susan tell her is happening?

7. What happens during Caroline's encounter with the two sisters in the mall bathroom?

8. Why does Caroline feel that Father is both missing and not missing?

9. What happens to cause Caroline to decide against approaching Della?

10. How do Caroline's purchases in Boise foreshadow her plans?

(see the answer keys)

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