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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the principal at Wyatt's school?
(a) Mr. Watkins.
(b) Mr. Shepherd.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Holt.

2. What is the name of the story that Wyatt reads to the kids at the shelter in Chapter 14?
(a) "The Giant Peach."
(b) "Doe Stah Dah Nuh Dey."
(c) "The Uktena and Tlanuwa."
(d) "The Yunwi Tsunsdi."

3. What does Wyatt say the title of his story means in Chapter 14?
(a) My sister.
(b) My brother.
(c) My mother.
(d) My daughter.

4. What is the name of the little girl's dog that is lost in Chapter 15?
(a) Echo.
(b) Wolfie.
(c) Denali.
(d) Max.

5. Who is the supervisor at the shelter that says "Wyatt has something special" (115) in Chapter 14?
(a) Michael.
(b) Roger.
(c) Hank.
(d) Jason.

6. What does Venery say Jim Thorpe died from in Chapter 9?
(a) A shooting.
(b) A brain aneurysm.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A car accident.

7. Whose image appears to Edgar in the hologram in the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Maria's.
(b) Sonja's.
(c) Ernest's.
(d) Ray-Ray's.

8. With what weapons were Tsala and his son killed?
(a) Swords.
(b) Axes.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Rifles.

9. What does Ernest remember about his childhood moccasins in Chapter 10?
(a) The red beads.
(b) The leather soles.
(c) The blue beads.
(d) The white beads.

10. What word from Chapter 13 refers to writings of the lives of saints?
(a) Epistularies.
(b) Agrophophies.
(c) Hagiographies.
(d) Saintographies.

11. What is the name of the store that Venery runs in Chapter 9?
(a) Death Records.
(b) Darkness Record Exchange.
(c) White Cliff Records.
(d) Rusty Spoon Records.

12. What is Jackson's last name?
(a) Buskin.
(b) Smith.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Rogers.

13. How does Edgar describe the air in the town where Jackson lives in Chapter 9?
(a) Smoggy.
(b) Clear.
(c) Aromatic.
(d) Pleasant.

14. What is the elevation described for Darkening Land city limits in Chapter 17?
(a) 1,970 ft. below sea level.
(b) 500 ft. below sea level.
(c) 200 ft. below sea level.
(d) 300 ft. above sea level.

15. What is the Cherokee word for hello?
(a) Tsisqua.
(b) Osiyo.
(c) Jistu.
(d) Nun-Yunu-Wi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sonja's friend that lets her and Vin into the casino buffet in Chapter 11?

2. Venery tells Edgar in Chapter 9 that he named his oldest daughter after what band?

3. Who are referred to as the "little spirits" (89) in Chapter 10?

4. Why does Wyatt say his father is in jail in Chapter 10?

5. What does Maria observe most of Wyatt's drawings to be of in Chapter 10?

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