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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Hollis does when she and Josie get into the house?
(a) Turns on the lights.
(b) Builds a fire.
(c) Turns on the heat.
(d) Makes a phone call.

2. Why does Josie want to go back home?
(a) She wants to celebrate Christmas there.
(b) She misses her exercise classes.
(c) She misses Beatrice.
(d) She wants to work on her wood figures.

3. How did Steven know Hollis was at the Summer house?
(a) He saw her when he had come to check the water pipes.
(b) He had remembered the promise they made before she left.
(c) He had come to the house for a quiet place to write and saw her.
(d) The Regans knew she had disappeared and he knew she loved that house.

4. What does Hollis do when she sees Steven's head against the wheel of the truck after the crash?
(a) She runs down the mountain to get help.
(b) She does CPR on him.
(c) She pulls him out of the truck.
(d) She screams and faints.

5. Hollis wonders if trying to fit her into a family was like trying to _____________________.
(a) get toothpaste back into the tube.
(b) stop a thunderstorm.
(c) fit a stepsister's foot into the glass slipper.
(d) jam a puzzle piece that didn't match.

6. What does Hollis think about the Regans one morning?
(a) If they think of her like she thinks of them.
(b) If they forgive her for starting that fire.
(c) If they will punish her for staying in the Summer house.
(d) If they are in Hawaii for Christmas.

7. Where does Hollis park Josie's car?
(a) In the shed.
(b) In the backyard.
(c) In the carport.
(d) In the garage.

8. How can Hollis tell that Josie is homesick?
(a) She sighs heavily.
(b) She talks about Beatrice.
(c) Her eyes tear up while singing carols.
(d) She stares out the window a long time.

9. What does Hollis tell the person in #163?
(a) Happy Thanksgiving.
(b) Merry Christmas.
(c) Happy Birthday.
(d) Happy New Year.

10. Why does Hollis refuse to go home with Mr. Regan?
(a) She wants to live in a family with more children.
(b) She prefers to live in a bigger city.
(c) She wants to stay with Josie.
(d) He will always blame Steven for taking her on the mountain.

11. Who does Hollis meet as she is walking to town to call Beatrice?
(a) Steven.
(b) Emmy.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Izzy.

12. What does the Old Man do as the rescue workers bring Steven down the mountain?
(a) He hikes up the mountain to help.
(b) He fights back tears.
(c) He paces and cries.
(d) He clenches his jaw.

13. What does Hollis do to temporarily fix the broken window in the kitchen?
(a) Covers it with cardboard.
(b) Covers it with a trash bag.
(c) Covers it with a towel.
(d) Covers it with a framed painting.

14. Hollis worries that the fights between Steven and the Old Man are because of what?
(a) The Regans' talk of divorce.
(b) Her presence in the home.
(c) Steven's drug use.
(d) The Old Man's illness.

15. What name does Steven call Holly which makes the Old Man mad?
(a) Sister Seaweed.
(b) Sister Loon.
(c) Sister Moon.
(d) Sister Crane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Josie says that she wishes Hollis could ______________________.

2. What had Steven been bringing to the Summer house?

3. Where does Josie want to go on Christmas?

4. What happens to Josie when she ventures outside?

5. Hollis goes to Steven's room to look at the picture he took of Hollis _____________________.

(see the answer keys)

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