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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jessie not lie down in bed in Chapter 17?
(a) She wants to hear Mr. Neely on the phone.
(b) She thinks the modern bed is uncomfortable.
(c) She is too awake to sleep.
(d) There isn't a bed in her room.

2. In Chapter 18, what does Jessie overhear Mr. Neely say will continue?
(a) The research.
(b) The torture.
(c) The drugging.
(d) The plan.

3. In Chapter 23, why does Jessie start walking around the hospital?
(a) The nurses tell her she has to walk.
(b) She can't sleep.
(c) She is looking for Katie.
(d) She hears her mother.

4. Why doesn't Jessie want to talk to the old woman on the bus?
(a) Because the old woman seems crazy.
(b) Because Jessie wants to think.
(c) Because Jessie is tired.
(d) Jessie wants to talk to the old woman.

5. Why does Miles Clifton apologize on television in Chapter 23?
(a) He doesn't apologize.
(b) For opening Clifton.
(c) For lying about Clifton.
(d) For what happened in Clifton.

6. In Chapter 14, why does the fat man yell at Jessie?
(a) Because she is drinking unsafe water.
(b) Because she is blocking his path.
(c) Because she is walking in the middle of a street.
(d) Because she is trespassing.

7. In Chapter 22, where does Katie say she saw Jessie?
(a) On the steps.
(b) In a black box.
(c) From a passing car.
(d) In a phone booth.

8. What does Miles Clifton say is weakening the human gene pool?
(a) Children.
(b) Audio-visual technology.
(c) Modern medicine.
(d) Women.

9. Why does seeing Mr. Neely on television upset Jessie in Chapter 23?
(a) She isn't upset when she sees him on television.
(b) She is reminded of jumping from a window.
(c) She doesn't realize he isn't actually there.
(d) She thinks people are celebrating him.

10. In Chapter 18, how many people come to Mr. Neely's apartment?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

11. What does Jessie remember the adults in Clifton saying about money?
(a) That all money was the same.
(b) That money was a joke.
(c) That money ran the world.
(d) That there were money problems.

12. What does Jessie do when she sees a $20 bill in Chapter 13?
(a) She kisses it.
(b) She compares it to a coin.
(c) She throws it away.
(d) She yells.

13. What does Jessie do after escaping from Mr. Neely's apartment?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She cries.
(c) She throws up.
(d) She runs.

14. In Chapter 22, where does Katie say the children from Clifton are?
(a) Back at Clifton.
(b) The hospital.
(c) At modern schools.
(d) With the government.

15. Why does the woman at the State Health Department hang up on Jessie the first time she calls?
(a) Jessie hangs up on her.
(b) She thinks it is a joke.
(c) She has another call.
(d) The reception is bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Jessie want to return to her room after watching television in Chapter 23?

2. In Chapter 23, why does Frank Lyle apologize on television?

3. How does Jessie meet the mystery man in Chapter 15?

4. How does Jessie bump her head in Chapter 18?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 21, who is Jessie waiting for?

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