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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessie discover about the common areas of Clifton in Chapter 8?
(a) That they are being filmed by cameras.
(b) That they are all guarded.
(c) That they all have an emergency exit.
(d) That tourists can watch the residents through them.

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

3. In Chapter 5, how does Ma describe Mr. Neely?
(a) As being a level-headed journalist.
(b) As being against the village of Clifton.
(c) As being a founding father of Clifton.
(d) As being like a brother to her.

4. 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) Looking for herbs.
(d) Helping her sister study.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 6, where is Jessie?
(a) On a balcony.
(b) In a corridor.
(c) Trapped behind a fence.
(d) On top of a building.

6. Why is Jessie excited to see girls from 1996?
(a) Because they are so brave.
(b) Because she is dressed like they are.
(c) Because she knows she is free.
(d) Jessie isn't excited to see the girls.

7. Where does Jessie hide in the room filled with stage coaches?
(a) Behind the door of the room.
(b) Inside a stage coach.
(c) On top of a stage coach.
(d) Under a stage coach.

8. What did Ma do for a living before moving to Clifton?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Nurse.

9. In Chapter 5, what makes Jesse dizzy?
(a) Seeing herself in different clothes.
(b) Not eating all morning.
(c) Staying up late with Ma.
(d) Thinking about leaving Clifton.

10. What does Ma do before leaving the Bentons' house in Chapter 1?
(a) Nails a sign to the door.
(b) Lights a small fire.
(c) Says a prayer.
(d) Faints.

11. What does Jessie overhear two men talking about in Chapter 6?
(a) How they are trying to get a raise.
(b) How they are looking for a girl.
(c) How they dislike their jobs.
(d) How they want to live in Clifton.

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

13. Who does Ma say forced the quarantine signs to be taken off of doors in Clifton?
(a) Mr. Seward and Mr. Clifton.
(b) Clifton and his men.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Pa and the doctor.

14. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe herself as compared to the other Clifton children?
(a) Stronger.
(b) Braver.
(c) Taller.
(d) Smarter.

15. How does Jessie decide where to walk in Chapter 10?
(a) She follows a row of trees.
(b) She follows a group of students.
(c) She follows a school bus.
(d) She follows exit signs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose phone number does Jessie put in her pocket in Chapter 5?

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

3. How does Ma help Jessie escape Clifton at the end of Chapter 5?

4. How does Jessie finally escape the grounds of Clifton?

5. In Chapter 7, what sounds confuses Jessie?

(see the answer keys)

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