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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. Where has Addie just moved when the book opens?
(a) A trailer.
(b) A duplex.
(c) A huge apartment complex.
(d) A new home built just for the family.

2. Why does Addie get scared later that evening?
(a) She hears some police and ambulance sirens.
(b) The phone rings unexpectedly.
(c) Her mom is not home by midnight.
(d) She hears someone yelling outside.

3. What is Empty Acre?
(a) A small park with nothing in it.
(b) A small, grassy area with a pond about two blocks from Addie's home.
(c) The vacant lot across the street from Addie's home.
(d) The name of the bar Denise frequents.

4. For how long does Addie's mom disappear when Addie is nine?
(a) 3 days.
(b) A week.
(c) One day.
(d) Several hours.

5. Why does Denise get in a fight with Dwight when he brings his daughters over?
(a) The girls are very thin.
(b) The girls are hungry.
(c) Denise wants Dwight to leave the girls for a while.
(d) The girls are dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Addie discover a glass room?

2. What does Addie remember about Grandio's friend?

3. Who are the Littles?

4. For whom does Rick leave a note?

5. What does Rick call Elliot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Helena have to see the school nurse?

2. What were the reactions of Dwight and Grandio when they learned about Denise's disappearance when Addie is nine?

3. What does Addie notice about her surroundings in her new home?

4. What are the two vocabulary words Addie is learning that day, and why is she learning them?

5. How does Denise feel about the trailer and why?

6. What does Addie notice on the newspaper clipping board at the mini-mart one day?

7. Who does Addie meet at the mini-mart and what does the person tell Addie?

8. What does Denise say to Addie as she prepares to take Piccolo over to the mini-mart, and what is the effect of Denise's question?

9. What does Mommers say when she finally arrives home at 2 a.m.?

10. How does Addie learn about Soula's illness?

(see the answer keys)

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