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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman who recognizes Jem and Spider as runaways offer to do for them?
(a) Call someone they love.
(b) Give them some food.
(c) Turn them in.
(d) Get them some new clothes.

2. What caused the explosion?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A missile.
(c) A chemical reaction.
(d) A gas leak.

3. What do the numbers that Jem sees indicate?
(a) Where people are from.
(b) How people are feeling.
(c) When people will die.
(d) When people were born.

4. How does Spider almost die while hiking?
(a) He gets very cold.
(b) He is seen by police.
(c) He falls in the river.
(d) He eats poisonous berries.

5. What personal problem does Jem say keeps her from getting romantic with Spider?
(a) He has a cleanliness problem.
(b) He has a few weeks to live.
(c) He has anger management issues.
(d) All of these.

6. What is Terry's nickname?
(a) Mantis.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Spider.
(d) Bug.

7. What does Jem notice first about many of the people at the party?
(a) They are happy there.
(b) They won't live long.
(c) They all look scared.
(d) They are just like her in many ways.

8. What does Spider say he will do if the police catch him?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Run.
(c) Give himself up.
(d) Fight them.

9. How does Spider initially respond to hearing about Jem's power?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He holds her close.
(c) He tries to fight her.
(d) He doesn't believe her.

10. What does Spider plan to use for food on his way to the coast?
(a) Fast food.
(b) Wild berries.
(c) The 72 hour kits in his car.
(d) Stolen food.

11. What does Spider say Jem saved him from?
(a) Drowning.
(b) A life of crime.
(c) Drug addiction.
(d) All of these.

12. Why is Spider so uncomfortable while driving?
(a) He has feelings for Jem.
(b) He doesn't know how.
(c) He is in a stolen car.
(d) He is sick.

13. What do Jem and Spider do when a vehicle scares them in the night?
(a) They move on.
(b) They make a cover of leaves.
(c) The stay as still as they can.
(d) They get in the river.

14. What question does Spider promise to never ask Jem again?
(a) When he will die.
(b) Where she got her gift.
(c) How he will die.
(d) If she loves him.

15. What does Terry tease Jem about when they first meet?
(a) Skipping school.
(b) Not knowing how to swim.
(c) Her haircut.
(d) The last test in school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jem start carrying with her after the party?

2. Why does Jem say she and Spider can't have a real fight?

3. Where is Jem's favorite haunt?

4. How does Jem say most people view Spider?

5. When did Jem realize what the numbers were?

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