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

2. What does Caroline buy at the mall in Part Seven?
(a) Fabric.
(b) A notebook.
(c) New shoes.
(d) Perfume.

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

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

5. On page 143, what does Caroline write in the fog on the bus window?
(a) "Igloo."
(b) "Carp."
(c) "Sojourner."
(d) "Hello."

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people does Father say they do not want to meet at the railyard?

2. What forest is Caroline's home near?

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?

4. Where is Caroline living in Part Eight?

5. Why do Father and Caroline not stretch a tarp over the hot spring to trap its heat around them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Caroline do on the bus that makes Father paranoid?

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

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

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

5. Who is Melody, and why does Caroline leave her a note?

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

7. 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)?

8. When Caroline is finally alone in the cave, watching the fire, what does she finally allow herself to think about?

9. How does Caroline support herself in Part Eight?

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

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