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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lucas's mother concerned about him?
(a) He's late getting home.
(b) He's doing poorly in school.
(c) The sheriff's office has called.
(d) Coach Haskell has called.

2. What does Lucas suggest he and the person he meets at the cabin in Chapter 3 use for measuring the door?
(a) A gallon bucket.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A stopwatch.
(d) A piece of string.

3. What do Lucas and Libby argue about?
(a) Roy.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Track.
(d) Darren.

4. Whose grave(s) catch Lucas's attention at the cemetery?
(a) An uncle's he has never been told about.
(b) Twin sisters' who died 50 years apart from one another.
(c) The town mayor's.
(d) Two young children who died the same day.

5. What are Zoe's dogs' names?
(a) Big and Little.
(b) Laurel and Hardy.
(c) Rembrandt and Vermeer.
(d) Roosevelt and Truman.

6. What does Connor have in his room?
(a) A cage.
(b) A television.
(c) A phone.
(d) A dining room table.

7. Talking about how he is dressed for his date, what does Lucas call himself?
(a) Lover Boy.
(b) Overkill Boy.
(c) Poor Boy.
(d) Fancy Boy.

8. What does Zoe insist on doing after her and Lucas' second date?
(a) Taking the longest route home.
(b) Walking home alone.
(c) Stopping at Connor's house.
(d) Throwing away the rose Lucas gave her.

9. As she soon as she looks in Lucas' eyes, what does Zoe say?
(a) He is in love.
(b) He knows the truth about her.
(c) He no longer likes her.
(d) Roy has died.

10. Why does Connor say he hopes his father returns?
(a) Because he wants to borrow the car.
(b) Because he misses him.
(c) Because he and his mom are worried about his father.
(d) Because his mother's upset.

11. How long have Connor and Lucs been friends?
(a) Since junior high.
(b) A year.
(c) Since they were three.
(d) Since birth.

12. Why does Lucas's mom not want him to go to the woods?
(a) She is afraid he will get lost.
(b) She worries he will come back with ticks.
(c) She does not want him to meet the woman who lives there.
(d) She is afraid a wild animal will attack him.

13. Why has Zoe never left the town?
(a) Because she wanted the town to realize they were being unfair to her.
(b) Because she did not think she deserved to escape her past.
(c) Because her children were born there and she did not want to make them leave.
(d) Because she could never afford to.

14. Who chases Lucas the first time he is in the woods?
(a) Two huge dogs.
(b) Three older boys from school.
(c) An angry mountain lion.
(d) A small bear.

15. Where does Lucas finally go to get his answer about Zoe in Chapter 4?
(a) The Ashby museum.
(b) To Zoe's house.
(c) The newspaper office.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Connor and Lucas play in Connor's back yard in Chapter 5?

2. What is Lucas worried the visitor at the cabin in Chapter 3 might do?

3. What kind of flower does Lucas's mother grow in the backyard?

4. What is Lucas favorite ice cream?

5. What has gone missing from Connor's house?

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