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

2. Why does Charlie start screaming?
(a) It starts to rain.
(b) He hears his name being called.
(c) He gets very scared.
(d) His hand starts to hurt.

3. What animal scares Charlie when he tries to fix his watch?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Deer.
(d) Chipmunk.

4. Where does Sara meet the other searchers?
(a) The dirt hill.
(b) The mine shaft.
(c) The vacant lot.
(d) The lake.

5. What does Joe do when Sara gets to the top of the hill?
(a) Rests.
(b) Hugs Sara while she cries.
(c) Sings for Sara.
(d) Yells with Sara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sara grab Joe's arm when they are on the hill?

2. Who does Sara run into as she is leaving her house after her father is called?

3. What does Willie say will make Sara very sorry?

4. What does Mary complain about most while she is searching for Charlie?

5. Where was Sara when Charlie's watch was stolen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie want before he will follow Sara out of the ravine, and how is this need fulfilled?

2. What causes Sara to doubt her initial idea of who took Charlie's watch?

3. What does Joe find in the woods, and why is this such good news to Sara?

4. What does Charlie do when Sara tries to show him the flying swans?

5. How does Sara feel when she gets to the top of the hill?

6. Why does Joe want Sara to climb a large dirt hill with him?

7. What does Sam do when he comes to visit his children?

8. What does Sara think when she first sees Charlie in the ravine?

9. Why does Charlie's watch stop working, and what does he do about this?

10. Why does Charlie not feel upset when he realizes he is lost?

(see the answer keys)

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