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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of tree is the "singing tree"?
(a) Elm.
(b) Maple.
(c) Oak.
(d) Aspen.
2. Why does Sal's father let her go on the trip with her grandparents?
(a) He wants a break from spending time with Sal.
(b) He thinks that Sal needs to bond with her grandparents.
(c) He does not think his parents can read maps.
(d) He wants Sal to learn how to drive.
3. Phoebe demands that her father calls __________.
(a) Mrs. Cadaver.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The police.
(d) The lunatic.
4. What does Gram threaten to do when Gramps swears too much?
(a) Go back to the egg man.
(b) Break his legs.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Find a new man.
5. What is the maiden name of Sal's mother?
(a) Pickford.
(b) O'Leary.
(c) Rutherford.
(d) Simmons.
6. At what site do Sal and her Gram stop after they leave Madison?
(a) Rhinelander Logging Museum.
(b) Museum of Woodcarving.
(c) The Wisconsin Dells.
(d) House on the Rock.
7. What object do the girls see Ben lift from the sidewalk?
(a) A stick.
(b) A machete.
(c) A bat.
(d) An ax.
8. How does Sal react to the poem that Mr. Birkway reads in class?
(a) She says that it is boring.
(b) She says that it is murder.
(c) She say it is terrifying.
(d) She says that the man died naturally.
9. How does Sal's father describe Sal?
(a) Gullible.
(b) Spoiled.
(c) Hyper.
(d) Mean.
10. To what town do they detour just before reaching the South Dakota border?
(a) Worthington
(b) Pipestone.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Sioux Falls.
11. What does Gramps offer the boy from the river at the hospital?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Advice
(d) An invitation to join them.
12. What is the real age of Phoebe's father?
(a) Fifty-two.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Thirty-eight.
13. By when does Sal want to get to Lewiston?
(a) Her mother's birthday.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Her grandmother's birthday.
(d) Easter.
14. For whom is the young man on Phoebe's porch looking?
(a) Phoebe's father.
(b) Phoebe's mother.
(c) Phoebe.
(d) Prudence.
15. How old is Sal when the story begins?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many other sons did Sal's grandparents have?
2. On what day of their trip do Sal and her grandparents reach Mount Rushmore?
3. What happens to Gram at the Missouri River in South Dakota?
4. When having dinner at Phoebe's, what food reminds Sal of her mother?
5. What flavor does Sal detect in the kiss of all trees?
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