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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, what is Hannah most worried about?
(a) Chores.
(b) Going to school.
(c) Getting dressed.
(d) Eating.

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie get to look back at life in Clifton?
(a) On television.
(b) She refuses to watch life in Clifton.
(c) By reading a book.
(d) Through mirrors.

8. What does the tour guide say about the lack of students in the Clifton school?
(a) That school is optional in Clifton.
(b) That some children are very ill.
(c) That many children work.
(d) That there are germs going around.

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

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

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

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

13. What does Ma give Jessie before she leaves Clifton?
(a) A cell phone.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Food.
(d) A book.

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

15. Why does Ma say Clifton was created?
(a) As a way to avoid paying taxes.
(b) As a place for people to live simply.
(c) As a way for the people of Clifton to make money.
(d) As a way to avoid going to jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. While hiding in Chapter 6, what does Jessie hear someone say about Clifton security?

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

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

4. What does Ma do before leaving the Bentons' house in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Jessie say Mr. Steward once spanked her?

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