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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 is Jem trying hard at a class in the beginning of the book?
(a) She wants to prove Terry wrong.
(b) Her foster mother asked her to.
(c) She likes that subject.
(d) The numbers tell her to.

2. What kind of car does Spider steal?
(a) A Smart Car.
(b) An Aspire.
(c) An Astra.
(d) A Sonata.

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

4. Whose house is the party held at?
(a) Baz's.
(b) Val's.
(c) McNulty's.
(d) Spencer's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spider say Jem saved him from?

2. How did Jem's mother die?

3. Who helps Jem fix her hair?

4. Who found Jem's mother's body when she died?

5. Where do Spider and Jem run when they are recognized at a gas station?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Spider show his optimistic attitude in the woods?

2. How does the dance in the rain change Jem?

3. Why is Jem so hesitant to become friends with Terry?

4. How does Spider calm Jem's fears about the cows?

5. How are Jem and Spider forced to leave the stolen car?

6. What does Val realize when Jem refuses to say she will take care of Spider?

7. What strange thing does Jem notice while at the Eye of London?

8. How does Jem save Spider in the woods?

9. Why does Jem say she never wants children?

10. Why does Spider steal a car to get out of the city?

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