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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at the very end of Chapter 5?
(a) Everything goes black.
(b) Alarms begin to go off.
(c) Ma cries.
(d) Jessie hears a loud sound.

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

3. In Chapter 11, what does the family in the car say to upset Jessie?
(a) That the guard's clothing is weird.
(b) That the residents of Clifton are strange.
(c) That their trip was terrible.
(d) That they want to move to Clifton.

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

5. In Chapter 8, who says that the residents of Clifton receive medical care?
(a) The teacher.
(b) The tour guide.
(c) Jessie.
(d) A middle school student.

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

7. 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.

8. How does Jessie finally escape the grounds of Clifton?
(a) Inside a mail truck.
(b) Walking behind a small truck.
(c) In the back of a bread truck.
(d) Riding in the back of a pick-up truck.

9. Who tells Jessie that visitors can rent the haunted trees?
(a) A middle school student.
(b) The tour guide.
(c) The doctor.
(d) No one tells her this.

10. Why does Jessie leave her oil lamp lit when she waits outside the Benton's cabin in Chapter 1?
(a) To keep warm.
(b) She doesn't leave it lit.
(c) For comfort.
(d) So her mother can see her.

11. In Chapter 5, what confuses Ma as she explains Clifton to Jessie?
(a) The movement of the cameras.
(b) The lack of medical supplies.
(c) Mr. Seward's involvement with Clifton.
(d) Pa's disappearance.

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

13. What does Jessie think the "large yellow carriages" are in Chapter 10?
(a) Limousines.
(b) Monster machines.
(c) Trains.
(d) She has no idea.

14. In Chapter 1, why does Ma tell Jessie to be careful?
(a) Because she trips.
(b) Because she finds money.
(c) Because she knows a secret.
(d) Because she is close to a sick person.

15. How does Jessie describe a toilet in Chapter 6?
(a) As a porcelain mystery.
(b) As a machine.
(c) As a scary seat.
(d) As a white chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie discover about the common areas of Clifton in Chapter 8?

2. When does Jessie realize Katie is ill?

3. Why is Jessie excited to see girls from 1996?

4. What does Jessie do when Nicole asks her to visit the gift shop in Chapter 9?

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

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