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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ma say Clifton was created?
(a) As a way to avoid paying taxes.
(b) As a way for the people of Clifton to make money.
(c) As a way to avoid going to jail.
(d) As a place for people to live simply.

2. In Chapter 1, why won't Jessie's mother let her see Betsy?
(a) Because Betsy is sick.
(b) Because Betsy is sleeping.
(c) Because Betsy is angry.
(d) Because she isn't sure where Betsy is.

3. What does Ray assume Jessie is in Chapter 16?
(a) A hitchhiker.
(b) A street performer.
(c) A child.
(d) A police aide.

4. Why do the reporters stop walking away during Jessie's press conference?
(a) They don't try to walk away at any point during the press conference.
(b) They believe what Jessie is saying.
(c) One reporter says they should hear Jessie out.
(d) The police show up.

5. What does Jessie's dad do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Woodsman.
(d) Blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 15?

2. What does Ma do before leaving the Bentons' house in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 23, what do Frank Lyle and Miles Clifton warn people about?

4. In Chapter 21, what does Jessie overhear a cameraman ask?

5. In Chapter 1, where does Jessie say her family lived before Clifton?

(see the answer key)

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