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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 does the tour guide say about the lack of students in the Clifton school?
(a) That many children work.
(b) That school is optional in Clifton.
(c) That there are germs going around.
(d) That some children are very ill.

2. Why does Jessie walk on the grass while leaving Clifton?
(a) Because there is only grass to walk on.
(b) So she is harder to see.
(c) So her shoes won't wear down.
(d) Because it is softer to walk on.

3. What historical town does Ma compare Clifton to?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Gettysburg.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

4. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Jessie wonder about her holiday celebrations growing up?
(a) If they were fake.
(b) If people watched them.
(c) If they were authentic to the period.
(d) If people still celebrate the same way.

5. In Chapter 8, where is Pa when Jessie sees him?
(a) Playing outside.
(b) Talking to the doctor.
(c) Working in his blacksmith shop.
(d) At home with Ma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie do before meeting her mother at the forbidden rock for the second time?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Ma show Jessie in her bag?

3. Where do the men search for Jessie in Chapter 6?

4. What do the haunted trees in Clifton surround?

5. In Chapter 5, how does Ma describe Mr. Neely?

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