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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. On page 146, what does Father say when Caroline says that she is cold?
(a) "It will be better soon."
(b) "You're tougher than that."
(c) "I'm sorry."
(d) "No you're not."

2. What do the details of the marks left by Caroline's bike tires and her needing to push her bike the last half mile home emphasize?
(a) She lives in an isolated spot.
(b) Her stubbornness.
(c) She still loves to ride a bike.
(d) Her moral objection to cars.

3. What can the reader infer from the way that Susan calls for Paul when he and Caroline are outside?
(a) Susan is probably mentally ill.
(b) Paul has a habit of wandering away.
(c) Paul is probably not his real name.
(d) Susan is frightened of him.

4. What observation does Caroline make, on page 164 in Part Six, about the people in the cabins they pass?
(a) "They're probably eating dinner together right now."
(b) "They all have two homes and we don't have one."
(c) "These people don't care if anyone sees their smoke."
(d) "Those people are not as smart as we are."

5. What has Caroline built in the forest in Part Eight?
(a) A series of lookouts.
(b) A place to hide if people come looking for her.
(c) A place to hide her journal and Father's notebook.
(d) A shelter just like the one she shared with Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the road that Caroline lives on in Part Eight?

2. Why does Caroline spend time in the trees in Part Eight?

3. What does Caroline say in Part Seven that all of her problems come from?

4. On page 199, what criticism does Caroline make of her family?

5. What is Caroline reading in Part Seven that she needs the dictionary for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what sense are Susan and Father similar?

3. What does the condition of Caroline's feet tell the reader about her?

4. 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?

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

6. What does the reader learn has happened to one of Caroline's toes?

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. What habit does Caroline have in Part Eight that echoes Father's abduction of her?

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

10. When Caroline leaves her old house, where does she go next, and why?

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