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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 Ma tell Jessie to say she is doing after school at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Visiting her grandmother.
(b) Going home to sleep.
(c) Helping her sister study.
(d) Looking for herbs.

2. Why does Jessie join the group of middle school students in Chapter 8?
(a) Because they force her.
(b) Because she fits in.
(c) Because they are leaving at the same time.
(d) Because she is hiding from Mr. Clifton.

3. Where do the men search for Jessie in Chapter 6?
(a) In the underground hallway.
(b) They don't search for Jessie.
(c) In the parking lot.
(d) In the stage coach room.

4. Whose phone number does Jessie put in her pocket in Chapter 5?
(a) Mr. Neely's.
(b) An unknown number.
(c) Mr. Clifton's.
(d) Mr. Seward's.

5. How many children are in Jessie's family?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who turns on the lights while Jessie is escaping Clifton?

2. What makes Jessie wonder if slavery has been overturned in Chapter 8?

3. What does Jessie's dad do for a living?

4. What startles Jessie in Chapter 10?

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

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