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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 overhear two men talking about in Chapter 6?
(a) How they are looking for a girl.
(b) How they dislike their jobs.
(c) How they want to live in Clifton.
(d) How they are trying to get a raise.

2. While hiding in Chapter 6, what does Jessie hear someone say about Clifton security?
(a) That it is worse than prison.
(b) That it is easy to escape.
(c) That it is underfunded.
(d) That it is run by a fool.

3. What does Jessie do when she hears voices in the Clifton bathroom?
(a) She starts to cry.
(b) She peeks at the girls.
(c) She runs out of the bathroom.
(d) She stands on the toilet seat.

4. Where does Ma take Jessie to talk about a dangerous task in Chapter 1?
(a) To the Benton's backyard.
(b) To the side of the river.
(c) To the general store.
(d) To a hidden rock.

5. In Chapter 5, how does Ma describe Mr. Neely?
(a) As being a founding father of Clifton.
(b) As being like a brother to her.
(c) As being a level-headed journalist.
(d) As being against the village of Clifton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie do when Nicole asks her to visit the gift shop in Chapter 9?

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

3. What does Ma say Mr. Clifton would miss too much if he lived in Clifton?

4. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe herself as compared to the other Clifton children?

5. In Chapter 10, how does Jessie feel about the birds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Jessie about the middle school student visitors she meets?

2. When Jessie sees the Clifton school house from the outside in Chapter 9, what happens?

3. How does Jessie avoid being caught by Clifton security in Chapter 6?

4. What is strange about bathrooms to Jessie after she leaves Clifton?

5. In Chapter 1, how is Clifton described?

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

7. What does Jessie do when Ma visits with Sally and Betsy in Chapter 1?

8. In Chapter 7, what makes Jessie feel better about leaving Clifton?

9. Why does Jessie's mother leave the house in the middle of the night in Chapter 1?

10. What does Jessie think when she first sees a row of school buses?

(see the answer keys)

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