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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Pa's disappearance.
(d) Mr. Seward's involvement with Clifton.

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

3. In Chapter 1, where does Jessie say her family lived before Clifton?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New York.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Pennslyvania.

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

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

6. In Chapter 10, how does Jessie feel about the birds?
(a) Worried.
(b) Entertained.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. Why does Hannah think Pa won't build a new house?
(a) Because he doesn't want his kids to have their own rooms.
(b) Because he likes the log cabin.
(c) Because it is too expensive.
(d) Because he isn't allowed to.

13. How does Jessie end up escaping from Clifton?
(a) Through a manhole cover.
(b) By running out the front gates.
(c) By climbing over a fence.
(d) Through a hole in the fence.

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

15. In Chapter 6, when does Jessie try to find a bathroom?
(a) Before crawling out of the manhole cover.
(b) After getting outside the gate.
(c) After leaving the stage coach room.
(d) After getting lost in the corridors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Jessie say she is glad to not be a grown-up?

2. When does Jessie realize Katie is ill?

3. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe herself as compared to the other Clifton children?

4. What does Jessie do when she hears voices in the Clifton bathroom?

5. Why does Jessie say people waited until night to get sick in her village?

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