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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ma do before leaving the Bentons' house in Chapter 1?
(a) Faints.
(b) Says a prayer.
(c) Nails a sign to the door.
(d) Lights a small fire.

3. Who does Ma say Miles Clifton wanted to visit his village?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Women.
(d) No one.

4. What disease is affecting the children of Clifton?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) Diphtheria.
(d) Polio.

5. In Chapter 7, what sounds confuses Jessie?
(a) A toilet flushing.
(b) A phone ringing.
(c) A sink running.
(d) A lock turning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children are in Jessie's family?

2. When does Jessie say her family came to Clifton in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 1, why does Ma tell Jessie to be careful?

4. What does Jessie overhear two men talking about in Chapter 6?

5. What does Jessie's dad do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. After watching Clifton from the outside point of view, what does Jessie think of people in 1996?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Ma worry about when it comes to the health of the residents of Clifton?

3. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe a visit to Dr. Fister?

4. What happens when Jessie walks Katie home before she leaves Clifton?

5. In Chapter 6, what things does Jessie overhear Clifton employees talk about?

6. In Chapter 9, what does Jessie realize about the trees she thought were haunted her entire life?

7. What was Ma's life like before moving to Clifton?

8. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie almost give away her true identity?

9. What does Ma give Jessie before she leaves Clifton?

10. How does Jessie get inside the bread truck?

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