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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 Sara complain about as she walks to the lake?
(a) The fact that she has to take Charlie.
(b) Her large feet.
(c) Wanda's beauty.
(d) Aunt Willie's comments.

2. What word does Sara use to describe her aunt?
(a) Worrisome.
(b) Obsessive.
(c) Controlling.
(d) Overwhelmed.

3. Why does Charlie realize something is wrong when he is in the woods?
(a) He cannot sense the swans.
(b) The moon has lost its light.
(c) It is taking too long to get to the lake.
(d) It is too dark to see.

4. Where does Charlie sit when he gets nervous?
(a) His bed.
(b) The porch steps.
(c) The bathtub.
(d) The kitchen table.

5. What did Sara's dog not like when he was a puppy?
(a) Seeing people cry.
(b) Being dressed up.
(c) Going for walks.
(d) Getting baths.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Willie say she understands Sara's feelings about Wanda?

2. What color was Sara trying to dye her shoes?

3. How many more minutes does Sara say Charlie can stay at the lake when she is ready to go home?

4. Who gave Charlie his watch?

5. Why does Charlie feel validated in breaking rules at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie do when he gets nervous?

2. What does Charlie do when he feels lonely without Sara with him?

3. How did Charlie get his brain damage?

4. Why does Mary say she can't go to the lake with Sara and Charlie?

5. What does Wanda say when she sees Sara and Charlie at the lake?

6. What is Charlie so anxious about at the beginning of the book?

7. What does Sara say to Charlie when we first meet him in the book?

8. What does Charlie do after Sara talks with him about what he is anxious about at the beginning of the book?

9. What are Sara's first thoughts when she wakes up on the day Charlie is missing?

10. What happened at school to make Sara hate her feet?

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