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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alex recall building with his father?
(a) A model of a jet fighter.
(b) A tree fort.
(c) A car for the Pinewood Derby.
(d) A model of a Conestoga wagon.

2. Where do Cassie and Alex go when they first return home after her disappearance?
(a) Palo Alto.
(b) Malibu.
(c) Beverly Hills.
(d) Tuscon.

3. What happens to Will in Chapter Nine?
(a) He breaks his leg.
(b) He gets a letter from a girl he used to know.
(c) He has a vision of Cassie flying.
(d) He loses electricity.

4. Why does Cassie recall Alex had a tantrum about his interview with Barbara Walters?
(a) He arrived hungover and looks sickly.
(b) He couldn't find his lucky tie.
(c) He says she tricked him with a question.
(d) His interview was to be aired second.

5. What does Jane do to thank Will for his kindness in Chapter Two?
(a) Unpacks his boxes.
(b) Cooks him dinner.
(c) Plants flowers in his front yard.
(d) Paints his living room.

6. Where is Cassie's mother from before the family moves to Maine?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Newfoundland.

7. In the Algonquin legend that opens the novel, why is the woman rewarded while others are punished?
(a) She holds the branch of life.
(b) She is honest and sees the chief's greatness.
(c) She is the mother of the boy who saves the tribe.
(d) She tells the legend the chief likes the best.

8. Why does Alex tell Cassie they decided to wait on having children?
(a) She goes to Africa every year.
(b) She is trying to get promoted.
(c) He films on location every year.
(d) They want more time to enjoy each other.

9. Where was the last place that Cassie sees Connor alive?
(a) Church.
(b) A junkyard.
(c) School.
(d) A graveyard.

10. What does Jane do during dinner after Will's first day at his new job?
(a) Plays an invisible piano on her plate.
(b) Uses sign language as she speaks.
(c) Arranges chicken bones into a skeletal structure.
(d) Makes fingerprints in the table dust.

11. Who does Alex bribe to tell him where Cassie has gone in Chapter Nine?
(a) Herb Silver.
(b) Mrs. Alvaraz.
(c) Nick LaRue.
(d) John.

12. After Alex tells Cassie why they decided to wait on having children, what does she think to herself?
(a) That he is lying to her.
(b) That this is probably his decision.
(c) That she doesn't want children.
(d) That she wants a child.

13. What best describes the success of Cassie's parents' business when she is a child in Maine?
(a) It makes ends meet but never thrives.
(b) They are successful and form a franchise.
(c) They struggle and lose money.
(d) They sell the business and retire on the profit.

14. What, specifically, did Will see the shaman to ask about becoming?
(a) A dreamer.
(b) A giver.
(c) A seeker.
(d) A keeper.

15. What does Cassie discover in the hiding space in her closet in Chapter Nine?
(a) A scrapbook.
(b) A loaded pistol.
(c) A journal.
(d) A pregnancy test.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Alex's movies is about Native Americans?

2. What happens to Cassie when she falls asleep on the beach?

3. Why is Will angry when he returns home the first day Jane stays there alone?

4. What is true about Jane in Chapter Two?

5. What does Cassie remember Connor teaching her to do?

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