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

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

3. Why does Sara say she knows where to look for Charlie?
(a) She feels prodded there.
(b) She has a connection with him.
(c) She hears whispers in the dark.
(d) She saw it in a dream.

4. Where does Sara's father live?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Indiana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Charlie run to first when he gets out of the woods?

2. What does Sara's father do on the weekends he comes to visit his children?

3. How does Sara reply to the suggestion that they take a break?

4. What overwhelms Sara when she gets to the top of the hill?

5. What does Sara eat for breakfast after her aunt calls her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Sara find out the truth about who took Charlie's watch?

6. Why did some boys take Charlie's watch?

7. What happened to Charlie when Sara broke her nose?

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

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

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

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