View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Father and Caroline "borrow" from the cabin?
(a) Snowshoes and a sled.
(b) Cross-country skis.
(c) Canned food and powdered milk.
(d) Warm blankets.

2. On the morning after their night at the hot spring, what does Father say when they see the river?
(a) They can make a raft.
(b) They will need to make a bridge.
(c) They can catch fish.
(d) It will be much colder than the hot spring.

3. What does Caroline want to tell her sister in Part Seven?
(a) To take care of herself.
(b) Her new name.
(c) A message for their parents.
(d) That she loves her.

4. What body part is Caroline missing in Part Eight?
(a) A toe.
(b) A finger.
(c) Her eyebrows.
(d) Her appendix.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who are the people that Caroline encounters when she is on her way down the mountain in Part Six?

4. Why do Father and Caroline go to the railyard?

5. What does Caroline do to try to get her sister to recognize her in Part Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Caroline doing with her journal and Father's notebook?

2. What happens when Father tries to hop a train, and what does Caroline learn from the event?

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

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

5. In what sense are Susan and Father similar?

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

8. What does Father tell Caroline about traveling south, and what actually happens when they go south?

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

10. Where does Caroline go after she leaves the cave?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 980 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample