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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Jessie angry at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) Having to take medicine.
(b) Falling asleep in a chair.
(c) Being told to be quiet.
(d) Watching television.

2. While escaping Mr. Neely's apartment in Chapter 19, who does Jessie think of to inspire her to be brave?
(a) The president.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

3. After Jessie's news conference, who do the reporters call?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Other reporters.
(c) Mr. Neely.
(d) The Health Department.

4. 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) The reception is bad.
(c) She thinks it is a joke.
(d) She has another call.

5. What highway sign is Jessie looking for when she leaves Clifton?
(a) She isn't sure what sign to look for.
(b) West 75.
(c) Main South.
(d) North 37.

6. What does Katie say Mr. Seward did when the Board of Health showed up at Clifton?
(a) He pointed a gun at the school children.
(b) He ran out a secret gate.
(c) He burned down the doctor's office.
(d) He locked the door to his store.

7. In Chapter 17, why does Mr. Neely tell a stranger on the phone that he may have to kill Jessie?
(a) Because she is getting him in trouble.
(b) Because she is sick.
(c) Because she knows too much.
(d) He doesn't say this.

8. How does Jessie bump her head in Chapter 18?
(a) She is hit by Mr. Neely.
(b) Tripping in the bathroom.
(c) Climbing through a window.
(d) Running back to her bed.

9. What comforts Jessie in Chapter 13 as she walks along the highway?
(a) A note from her mother.
(b) A picture of her father.
(c) The chirping of a bird.
(d) The sound of cars passing.

10. What confuses Jessie the first time she uses a phone?
(a) Which end to speak into.
(b) How to hold it.
(c) Where to put the money.
(d) How to dial.

11. What does Ray assume Jessie is in Chapter 16?
(a) A street performer.
(b) A hitchhiker.
(c) A police aide.
(d) A child.

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

13. Why do the reporters stop walking away during Jessie's press conference?
(a) They believe what Jessie is saying.
(b) They don't try to walk away at any point during the press conference.
(c) One reporter says they should hear Jessie out.
(d) The police show up.

14. What does Jessie do after speaking with Ray?
(a) She eats dinner with him.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She has him drive her to the city.
(d) She slaps him.

15. In Chapter 18, what does Mr. Neely say Miles does not want?
(a) The press to come to his house.
(b) Someone to die.
(c) Someone to escape Clifton.
(d) The press to find Jessie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Jessie the most the first time she visits a store in 1996?

2. What does Jessie remember the adults in Clifton saying about money?

3. What does Jessie tell Mr. Neely they should do when she first calls him?

4. What does Mr. Neely agree to do the first time he speaks to Jessie on the phone?

5. In Chapter 15, where does Jessie think she will have to walk?

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