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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how does Jessie decide to try to fully escape Clifton?
(a) By herself.
(b) With a bunch of girls.
(c) With a group of tourists.
(d) With a family.

2. Who says wives must be obedient to their husbands in Chapter 2?
(a) Ma.
(b) Pa.
(c) The minister.
(d) No one.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Jessie wonder about her holiday celebrations growing up?
(a) If they were fake.
(b) If people watched them.
(c) If people still celebrate the same way.
(d) If they were authentic to the period.

5. What does Jessie do when she hears voices in the Clifton bathroom?
(a) She peeks at the girls.
(b) She starts to cry.
(c) She runs out of the bathroom.
(d) She stands on the toilet seat.

6. How does Ma help Jessie escape Clifton at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) She breaks the cameras.
(b) She digs in the dirt.
(c) She finds a hidden door.
(d) She cuts open a fence.

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

8. Why does Ma suggest Jessie meet with Mr. Neely in Chapter 5?
(a) So he can move back to Clifton.
(b) So he can help the residents of Clifton.
(c) So she can find a good school to attend.
(d) So she has a place to stay.

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

10. Why do the middle school visitors to Clifton make fun of Clifton's school?
(a) Because of the languages they speak.
(b) Because of the age of the teachers.
(c) Because of how they are dressed.
(d) Because of what they are learning.

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

12. What does Jessie's mom say her other children could sleep through?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) An alarm.

13. In Chapter 8, where is Pa when Jessie sees him?
(a) At home with Ma.
(b) Working in his blacksmith shop.
(c) Playing outside.
(d) Talking to the doctor.

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

15. How does Jessie describe her village at night?
(a) Boring.
(b) Spooky.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ma take Jessie to talk about a dangerous task in Chapter 1?

2. What does Jessie say is haunted in Clifton?

3. Why does Jessie join the group of middle school students in Chapter 8?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 6, where is Jessie?

5. What does Ma tell Jessie to say she is doing after school at the end of Chapter 1?

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