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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maggie Jones drive?
(a) The Guthrie ranch.
(b) The McPherons' ranch.
(c) To talk to Ike and Bobby's mother.
(d) To find Dwayne.

2. Who do Ike and Bobby see inside a vacant house one night?
(a) Two old bums who are drinking.
(b) A large bobcat.
(c) A high school couple.
(d) A local drug dealer selling some cocaine.

3. Where does Victoria spend the night?
(a) At the train station.
(b) On the street near the school.
(c) On Maggie's couch.
(d) In Maggie's spare bedroom.

4. Where do Ike and Bobby take a classmate?
(a) To the lake.
(b) To the woods to show the student their tree house.
(c) To their home to make sandwiches.
(d) To the house where they see the teens having sex.

5. Where does Victoria go after leaving her home?
(a) Her boyfriend's place.
(b) Her grandparents' place.
(c) Tom Guthrie's place.
(d) Maggie Jones' home.

6. What does Ella do after Tom talks to her?
(a) Screams.
(b) Throws a pillow at him.
(c) Folds her arm across her face.
(d) Says she would like some breakfast.

7. What does the student say about the length of his report when asked?
(a) He tried to pare it down more.
(b) He didn't want to bore the class.
(c) He thought it was supposed to be at least 10 minutes long.
(d) He could not find any information on his topic.

8. What does a panicked cow do?
(a) Gets stuck in a fence.
(b) Kicks Tom.
(c) Runs around in circles.
(d) Kicks Ike.

9. Who does Maggie mention that makes the McPherons understand why Victoria is not getting any family support?
(a) Betty Roubideaux.
(b) Grandma Roubideaux.
(c) Dwayne Roubideaux.
(d) Jacob Roubideaux.

10. With whom does Maggie Jones live?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her husband.

11. For what do they check the cattle?
(a) If the cows are pregnant.
(b) Hoof and mouth disease.
(c) If the young bulls are ready for castration.
(d) Mad cow disease.

12. What are students doing in Guthrie's class?
(a) Giving speeches.
(b) Most of them are sleeping.
(c) Shooting spitballs while he is in the hallway.
(d) Acting out a play.

13. What does Mrs. Stearns tell Ike and Bobby to never do?
(a) Trust a doctor.
(b) Drink alcohol.
(c) Trust a preacher.
(d) Smoke cigarettes.

14. Why do Ike and Bobby go to the train station?
(a) To get newspapers for their delivery route.
(b) To watch a train with a new type of diesel engine come into the station.
(c) To take the metro train to school.
(d) To watch for their father.

15. What do they have to do to one of the cows?
(a) Remove a mis-shapen horn.
(b) Isolate it for the vet to check.
(c) Cut out a large fence splinter.
(d) Kill it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie notice about the McPherons' house when they enter it?

2. What does Victoria's mother tell Victoria?

3. How is the time the boys spend with their mother before she leaves?

4. Who is Russell Beckman?

5. What does Mrs. Stearn want before paying Ike and Bobby?

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