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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 | Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Phoebe goes downstairs to say goodnight to her father, what does she notice he had been doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Writing a letter.

2. The first day of school after her mother left, Phoebe's expression was?
(a) Cold and blank.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Stoic.
(d) A sealed, thin smile.

3. When Phoebe is driving Sal crazy, what does Ben think is her main problem?
(a) She's tired.
(b) She's too stuck-up.
(c) She's in denial.
(d) She's lonely.

4. After Mrs. Winterbottom left, Sal returned to find her father slumped over what?
(a) The stove.
(b) The photo album.
(c) A new book.
(d) A chair.

5. To what town do they detour just before reaching the South Dakota border?
(a) Pipestone.
(b) St. Paul.
(c) Worthington
(d) Sioux Falls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gramps offer the boy from the river at the hospital?

2. When Phoebe first meets Sal, what does Phoebe call her?

3. How would Phoebe's family best be described?

4. What is the name of the boy from the river?

5. How long before the story begins did Sal and her father move?

(see the answer key)

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