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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 do when the lights turn on while she is escaping?
(a) Runs straight ahead.
(b) Hides in the dark areas.
(c) Lies on the ground.
(d) Goes back to Clifton.

2. Where does Jessie hide in the room filled with stage coaches?
(a) Inside a stage coach.
(b) Behind the door of the room.
(c) Under a stage coach.
(d) On top of a stage coach.

3. How does Jessie finally escape the grounds of Clifton?
(a) In the back of a bread truck.
(b) Walking behind a small truck.
(c) Riding in the back of a pick-up truck.
(d) Inside a mail truck.

4. While living in Clifton, how does Jessie style her hair each day?
(a) Braids.
(b) A messy bun.
(c) Pigtails.
(d) She leaves it down.

5. How does Jessie describe people outside of Clifton in Chapter 10?
(a) Confused.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ma suggest Jessie meet with Mr. Neely in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 1, where does Jessie say her family lived before Clifton?

3. In Chapter 5, what makes Jesse dizzy?

4. Why is Jessie excited to see girls from 1996?

5. How does Ma help Jessie escape Clifton at the end of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jessie do after leaving the bathroom in Chapter 7?

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

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

5. What do Jessie's parents do to make their living in Clifton?

6. What does Ma reveal to Jessie about Clifton?

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

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

9. How does Jessie escape from Clifton?

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

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