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

3. When does Jessie say her family came to Clifton in Chapter 1?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1838.

4. Who turns on the lights while Jessie is escaping Clifton?
(a) Clifton employees.
(b) Mr. Clifton.
(c) Jessie isn't sure.
(d) Jessie.

5. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie describe the middle school students?
(a) Pretty.
(b) Smart.
(c) Rude.
(d) Dumb.

6. What is Jessie's mother's role in the village?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Midwife.
(c) Researcher.
(d) Doctor.

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

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

9. What does Jessie do when the lights turn on while she is escaping?
(a) Runs straight ahead.
(b) Lies on the ground.
(c) Goes back to Clifton.
(d) Hides in the dark areas.

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

11. Why does Ma say she moved to Clifton?
(a) She was forced to.
(b) She was trying to make Pa happy.
(c) She wanted to start over.
(d) She needed to go into hiding.

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

13. In Chapter 10, what amazes Jessie about the ground?
(a) That it is gray.
(b) That it is brick.
(c) That it is clean.
(d) That it is flat.

14. What do visitors do with the haunted trees?
(a) They climb them.
(b) They stand inside them.
(c) They chop them down.
(d) They can record video from behind them.

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