2. Why were Sal's grandparents stopped by the police while driving?
(a) They were speeding.
(b) They were driving too slowly.
(c) They were driving on the shoulder.
(d) They were swerving back and forth.

3. What did Sal's mother want to do the day before she left?
(a) Take Sal to dinner.
(b) Go shopping.
(c) Look through Sal's baby pictures.
(d) Take a walk in the fields with Sal.

4. On Saturday, the girls notice Mrs. Cadaver doing what?
(a) Puttering around her garden.
(b) Committing a murder.
(c) Painting the house.
(d) Cleaning the garage.

5. With whom does Mary Lou go out on a date?
(a) Ben.
(b) An older boy at school.
(c) The lunatic.
(d) Alex.

6. What object do the girls see Ben lift from the sidewalk?
(a) A bat.
(b) An ax.
(c) A machete.
(d) A stick.

7. What is Mary Lou's last name?
(a) Finney.
(b) Flannigan.
(c) Finnegan.
(d) Flaherty.

8. When having dinner at Phoebe's, what food reminds Sal of her mother?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Ham.
(c) Apples.
(d) Chocolate cake.

9. Phoebe demands that her father calls __________.
(a) The police.
(b) The lunatic.
(c) The FBI.
(d) Mrs. Cadaver.

10. What does Sal dream about the night they sleep in the water bed?
(a) Floating down a river.
(b) Sailing.
(c) School.
(d) Floating in the water at the beach.

11. How is the Finney household best described?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Secretive.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Tense.

12. How many brothers does Mary Lou have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

13. What happens to Gram at the Missouri River in South Dakota?
(a) She's bitten by a rattlesnake.
(b) She breaks her leg.
(c) She's bitten by a water moccasin.
(d) She nearly drowns.

14. Why does Phoebe refuse her mother's brownie?
(a) She doesn't like her mother's baking.
(b) She thinks she is too fat.
(c) She just had a snack.
(d) She isn't hungry.

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