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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the girl in Hollis' Thirteenth Picture, the Conference Room not Hollis?
(a) The girl has braces.
(b) The girl is laughing.
(c) The girl is wearing glasses.
(d) The girl has red hair.

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

3. What had Steven been bringing to the Summer house?
(a) Food.
(b) Logs.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Candles.

4. What happens to Josie when she ventures outside?
(a) She falls on the steps.
(b) She gets bewildered.
(c) She slips on ice.
(d) She is hit by an icicle.

5. Where do the Regans tell Izzy about their plans to make her part of their family?
(a) The front porch.
(b) In the car.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) In the den.

6. Which of these factors is NOT something Hollis worries about for the trip with Josie?
(a) It is very dark outside.
(b) She doesn't know how to get to the Summer house.
(c) They haven't shopped for Christmas gifts.
(d) It has started to snow.

7. In her head, Hollis begs the Old Man and Izzy not to _____________________.
(a) tell Steven she is never coming back.
(b) drive to the Coast.
(c) forget about her.
(d) mind her plan to take Josie to the Summer house.

8. What does Hollis hold to her face when it falls out of her pocket?
(a) Keys.
(b) Sea shell.
(c) Peppermints.
(d) Pinecone.

9. What does Hollis tell Josie about why they must hurry and leave for their adventure?
(a) The Mustard Woman has called and is on her way over.
(b) The roads will be too snow-covered to drive safely.
(c) Josie will be forced to live somewhere else.
(d) It is almost daylight and people will see them leaving.

10. Who tells Hollis to calm down in her mind?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) Steven.
(c) Izzy.
(d) Beatrice.

11. Where does Hollis hide her fishing pole?
(a) In the holly bushes.
(b) Behind a tree.
(c) Under a log.
(d) In the shed.

12. Hollis dresses really warm and goes outside to _________________.
(a) build a snowman.
(b) fish.
(c) string Christmas lights.
(d) shovel the walk.

13. Who was the person Hollis ran away from two weeks after what happened in Branches?
(a) The Stucco Woman.
(b) The Mustard Woman.
(c) The Brick Man.
(d) The Lemon Lady.

14. How does Josie feel while listening to the Christmas music?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Sad.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Frightened.

15. What does Hollis see move on the opposite bank of the river?
(a) A bear.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A deer.
(d) A person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hollis want to announce from the top of the mountain?

2. Hollis worries that the fights between Steven and the Old Man are because of what?

3. What does Hollis retrieve from the shed for Josie to use?

4. Where does Hollis get stitches when she is in the emergency room?

5. Why does Hollis leave the Regans' home the day after the accident?

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