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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. How does Carter know something in Sophie's house needs to be fixed?
(a) Sophie told him.
(b) He broke it himself.
(c) Sophie's brother tells him.
(d) He sees it through the window.

2. How old was Carter when someone tried to hurt Sophie in her house?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

3. Where does Sophie make the kids do their homework?
(a) The kitchen table.
(b) The office.
(c) The porch swing.
(d) Their bedrooms.

4. Why doesn't Sophie tell Carter how she feels about him at the beginning of the book?
(a) She can't hurt his feelings.
(b) She is too jealous.
(c) She knows he doesn't feel the same way.
(d) She doesn't want to ruin their friendship.

5. What does Carter's mother think is all over her when he gets home?
(a) Germs.
(b) Spikes.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Bugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carter's mother think he sprays on her when he gets home?

2. How does Sophie feel when Carter fixes something in her house?

3. Where did Carter get a scar the day he beat his father?

4. What does Whitney ask Sophie about?

5. Where does Sophie meet Carter at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Carter bring Sophie one night, and why?

2. What causes Carter to be jealous?

3. Why does Carter feel he is the only one who really knows Sophie?

4. How does Sophie get in contact with her mother?

5. How does Sophie's mother provide for her family?

6. What does Sophie do for Carter every morning, and why?

7. How does Carter help his mother with the problem she has at the beginning of the book?

8. Why doesn't Sophie tell Carter how she feels about him?

9. How does the author introduce the back story for Sophie and Carter?

10. How does Sophie feel about her mother being away for so long?

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