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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wakes Jessie in "Chapter 1"?
(a) The sun.
(b) A loud noise outside.
(c) Someone shaking her.
(d) Her mother's yelling.

2. What year does Ma tell Jessie it really is?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1991.
(d) 2001.

3. Why does Jessie say people waited until night to get sick in her village?
(a) Because they were embarrassed.
(b) So they wouldn't miss work.
(c) It just happened that way.
(d) To avoid seeing the doctor.

4. In Chapter 10, why can't Jessie escape over the fence?
(a) Because there are cameras following her.
(b) Because there is barbed wire on the fence.
(c) Because she can't climb a fence.
(d) Because the fence is electrocuted.

5. What disease is affecting the children of Clifton?
(a) Measles.
(b) Polio.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Diphtheria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What startles Jessie in Chapter 10?

2. Why does Jessie join the group of middle school students in Chapter 8?

3. Why does Ma say Clifton was created?

4. Why does Jessie leave her oil lamp lit when she waits outside the Benton's cabin in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 7, how does Jessie decide to try to fully escape Clifton?

(see the answer key)

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