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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Jessie have to land on the ledge when jumping from Mr. Neely's window?
(a) It leads her to the nearest street.
(b) She has to avoid the ledge.
(c) It will keep her landing quiet.
(d) She'll break her legs if she doesn't.

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

7. 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.

8. What happens at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Jessie sits down on a bench.
(b) The mystery man grabs Jessie.
(c) Jessie finds a bike.
(d) Someone tells Jessie to hop in a car.

9. While riding the bus in Chapter 20, who does Jessie decide she must contact first?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The police.
(d) The Board of Health.

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

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

12. How does Jessie feel when she wakes up in Chapter 19?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is in confused.
(c) She is lonely.
(d) She is excited.

13. In Chapter 23, why does Frank Lyle apologize on television?
(a) For running out of money.
(b) For pretending to be Mr. Neely.
(c) For being a poor scientist.
(d) He doesn't apologize.

14. Who does Katie say helped the police break into the school house?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Herself.
(d) Hannah.

15. Why does Jessie worry about calling Mr. Neely in Chapter 13?
(a) She is afraid his number has changed.
(b) She doesn't know who Mr. Neely is.
(c) She is confused about what to say.
(d) She doesn't know what a phone looks like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Jessie angry at the end of Chapter 23?

2. In Chapter 17, where does Jessie eat?

3. In Chapter 18, why is Mr. Neely so comfortable having people over when Jessie is at his apartment?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 20, after jumping from the window, what does Jessie think of?

5. In Chapter 15, what does the mystery man do after meeting Jessie?

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