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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is on Sal's desk at school shortly after school begins?
(a) Graffiti.
(b) A spider.
(c) A bee.
(d) A ribbon.
2. At what site do Sal and her Gram stop after they leave Madison?
(a) The Wisconsin Dells.
(b) Rhinelander Logging Museum.
(c) House on the Rock.
(d) Museum of Woodcarving.
3. How old is Sal when the story begins?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Eleven.
4. What does Phoebe lecture the Finneys about?
(a) High blood pressure.
(b) Fat.
(c) Cholesterol.
(d) Household safety.
5. What does Gram threaten to do when Gramps swears too much?
(a) Find a new man.
(b) Break his legs.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Go back to the egg man.
6. What type of stories did Sal's mother enjoy reading?
(a) Stories about reincarnation.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Stories about cowboys and Indians.
(d) Non-fiction.
7. 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.
8. At what body of water do Sal and her grandparents stop?
(a) Lake Michigan.
(b) The Great Salt Lake.
(c) Lake Huron.
(d) Lake Erie.
9. How does Ben react to the poem that Mr. Birkway reads in class?
(a) He says that it is murder.
(b) He says that the man died naturally.
(c) He says that it is boring.
(d) He say it is terrifying.
10. How long before the story begins did Sal and her father move?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.
11. When Phoebe first meets Sal, what does Phoebe call her?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Cowardly.
(c) Smart.
(d) Brave.
12. 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.
13. What does Sal notice about her father in the garage when she returns home?
(a) He was lazy.
(b) He was angry.
(c) He was crying.
(d) He was laughing.
14. Phoebe demands that her father calls __________.
(a) The police.
(b) Mrs. Cadaver.
(c) The lunatic.
(d) The FBI.
15. To what state are Sal and her grandparents traveling?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Utah.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Nevada.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city were Sal's grandparents arrested?
2. How does Sal feel right after her mother leaves?
3. To what town do they detour just before reaching the South Dakota border?
4. How does Phoebe react to the poem that Mr. Birkway reads in class?
5. At what hotel do Sal and her grandparents stay outside of Chicago?
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