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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlie not do when he wakes up alone in the woods?
(a) Call for help.
(b) Cry.
(c) Keep walking.
(d) Open his eyes.

2. Why does Willie blame herself for Charlie's disappearance?
(a) She did not check on Charlie during the night.
(b) She was mean to Charlie the night before.
(c) She did not lock the door.
(d) She didn't fix the button.

3. What does Sara call all the things she has cried about earlier in the summer?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Young.
(c) Trivial.
(d) Unimportant.

4. What does Sara think looks more like Charlie than a picture?
(a) The foot imprint on the steps.
(b) His self portrait.
(c) The face of his watch.
(d) His baby pictures.

5. How often is Charlie's watch usually wound?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every morning.

6. What does Mary complain about most while she is searching for Charlie?
(a) The dark.
(b) The dirt.
(c) The heat.
(d) The cold.

7. Where was Sara when Charlie's watch was stolen?
(a) In her room.
(b) In the drug store.
(c) At school.
(d) On the bus.

8. Why does Joe want to climb a big strip mining hill?
(a) He thinks Charlie may be there.
(b) So they can see down the valley.
(c) He wants to be alone with Sara.
(d) There are footprints at the base of the hill.

9. Why does Sara grab Joe's arm when they are on the hill?
(a) To get him to be quiet.
(b) To be near him.
(c) To steady herself.
(d) To find some comfort.

10. What were the boys teasing Charlie with when they took his watch?
(a) Money.
(b) Paper.
(c) His schoolwork.
(d) Candy.

11. Who is Willie talking to when Sara comes back from the lake?
(a) Sam.
(b) A friend.
(c) Sara's mother.
(d) The police.

12. Where does Sara plan to look for Charlie after her father is contacted?
(a) The woods.
(b) The school grounds.
(c) The ravine.
(d) The lake side.

13. Where does Sara go after her aunt calls her father?
(a) The school.
(b) The lake.
(c) The woods.
(d) Mary's house.

14. Who hears Charlie screaming first?
(a) Sara.
(b) Mary.
(c) Joe.
(d) Willie.

15. Why does Sara know Charlie is not where Willie thinks he is?
(a) It is too far away.
(b) He does not like to be dirty.
(c) It is too hard to get there.
(d) He is afraid of dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Sara to doubt her conviction about who stole Charlie's watch?

2. Who assures Sara that everything will be all right when she gets panicked?

3. What does Joe ask Sara to do with him the night after Charlie is found?

4. Who is throwing the party Mary is going to the night Charlie is missing?

5. Who returned Charlie's watch to him?

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