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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. What color is the sweater that Hollis hides with the fishing pole?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Tan.
(d) Blue.

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

3. When does Hollis plan to call Beatrice?
(a) In the new year.
(b) This afternoon.
(c) In the Spring.
(d) On Christmas.

4. Where does Hollis get stitches when she is in the emergency room?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her forehead.
(c) Her shin.
(d) Her cheek.

5. Where does Hollis go after she leaves the Regans' home?
(a) Josie's house.
(b) The Stucco Woman's house.
(c) The Lemon Lady's house.
(d) Beatrice's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Josie and Hollis make for Christmas Eve dinner?

2. What has Hollis done in the house the last few days?

3. What does Hollis do to temporarily fix the broken window in the kitchen?

4. In Chapter 14, Hollis says that the Christmas decorations are _______________________.

5. Where did Steven go on the last day Hollis was with the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What startles Hollis when she tries to fish on the riverbank?

2. How does Hollis feel when she sees Old Man's Mountain as they near the summer house, and what does she say to the Old Man in her head?

3. What does Hollis draw for the Eighth Picture, End of Summer, when the Regans tell her they want her to be part of their family?

4. Describe Hollis' Twelfth Picture, A Mountain of Trouble, depicting the events of the truck accident on the mountain.

5. How does Josie's gift to Hollis try to boost Hollis' self esteem, and what does Hollis mourn for when she goes outside?

6. How does the author show that someone knows that Hollis and Josie are staying at the Summer house?

7. What is Steven's response when Hollis tells him the reason why she did not want to go back to the Regans' house?

8. Why does Hollis run away from the Regans' home after the truck accident and refuse to see any of them again?

9. Describe how Hollis quickly prepares for her escape trip with Josie.

10. Why does Hollis not want to think about leaving the summer house even though Josie's mental capacities are shrinking and she is homesick?

(see the answer keys)

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