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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rick wonder how he is going to leave the desert?
(a) He sees the supply truck leave.
(b) He is afraid of the animals in the desert.
(c) It is too hot to walk.
(d) He does not know the right direction.

2. How does Rick get his third ride?
(a) Holding a knife on a driver.
(b) Talking to a trucker.
(c) Talking with a girl his age.
(d) Hiding in a camper.

3. Why does Rick not follow his social worker's suggestion?
(a) His probation officer won't talk to him.
(b) He doesn't understand what she is saying.
(c) He has already done too much community service.
(d) His pride is hurt.

4. For how long is Rick sentenced to the Detention Center?
(a) Four months.
(b) Until he is eighteen.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year.

5. What does the man do with the truck Rick was driving?
(a) Continues driving up the mountain.
(b) Takes it back to camp.
(c) Gives it to Rick.
(d) Parks it and takes the keys.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many foster homes was Rick in his first four years in foster care?

2. What do the guards steal from the center?

3. Who is waiting for Rick on the mountainous road?

4. Why does the judge send him to Blue Canyon?

5. What happened to Rick when he went over the fence?

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