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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 do the haunted trees in Clifton surround?
(a) Jessie's parents' house.
(b) The pond.
(c) The town square.
(d) The school.

2. In Chapter 10, how does Jessie feel about the birds?
(a) Worried.
(b) Happy.
(c) Entertained.
(d) Sad.

3. What do visitors do with the haunted trees?
(a) They stand inside them.
(b) They climb them.
(c) They can record video from behind them.
(d) They chop them down.

4. What does Jessie think the "large yellow carriages" are in Chapter 10?
(a) Monster machines.
(b) Limousines.
(c) She has no idea.
(d) Trains.

5. How does Ma help Jessie escape Clifton at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) She cuts open a fence.
(b) She digs in the dirt.
(c) She breaks the cameras.
(d) She finds a hidden door.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 6, where is Jessie?

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

3. How does Jessie describe her village at night?

4. What is Jessie's mother's role in the village?

5. What makes Jessie wonder if slavery has been overturned in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ma tell Jessie to find Mr. Neely?

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

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

5. What does Ma tell Jessie after they leave the Bentons' in Chapter 1?

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

7. How does Jessie escape from Clifton?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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