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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessie do when Nicole asks her to visit the gift shop in Chapter 9?
(a) She asks Nicole where the door is.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She says she has to go.
(d) She agrees to go with Nicole.

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

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

4. What year does Ma tell Jessie it really is?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1986.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1996.

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

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

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

8. What startles Jessie in Chapter 10?
(a) A radio.
(b) Rainfall.
(c) A truck's engine.
(d) A car horn.

9. Whose phone number does Jessie put in her pocket in Chapter 5?
(a) An unknown number.
(b) Mr. Clifton's.
(c) Mr. Neely's.
(d) Mr. Seward's.

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

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

12. In Chapter 7, what sounds confuses Jessie?
(a) A lock turning.
(b) A toilet flushing.
(c) A phone ringing.
(d) A sink running.

13. What makes Jessie wonder if slavery has been overturned in Chapter 8?
(a) Seeing a black man working at Clifton.
(b) Seeing a black girl go to school with white girls.
(c) Realizing 1996 is different from 1840.
(d) Hearing someone mention a black person.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease is affecting the children of Clifton?

2. What is Jessie's mother's role in the village?

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

4. Where does Jessie hide in the room filled with stage coaches?

5. In Chapter 2, what is Hannah most worried about?

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