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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phoebe lecture the Finneys about?
(a) High blood pressure.
(b) Household safety.
(c) Cholesterol.
(d) Fat.

2. How does Mr. Winterbottom look when he is called to the police station to get Phoebe and Sal?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Upset.
(d) Confused.

3. What does Sergeant Bickle do when Phoebe presents evidence that her mother was kidnapped?
(a) He throws his hands in the air.
(b) He shushes them.
(c) He twitches the corners of his mouth.
(d) He laughs.

4. About how old is the young man who rings Phoebe's doorbell?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Forty.

5. What does Phoebe do all weekend at Sal's house?
(a) Yells.
(b) Cries.
(c) Complains.
(d) Makes jokes.

6. What does Mrs. Winterbottom do after the Phoebe and Sal return home from school?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Get a gun.
(c) Lock the doors.
(d) Cook dinner.

7. At what hotel do Sal and her grandparents stay outside of Chicago?
(a) Day's Inn.
(b) Super 8 Motel.
(c) Howard Johnson.
(d) Sleepy Inn.

8. What did Mr. Birkway ask everyone to do in 15 seconds?
(a) Write a paragraph.
(b) Name three authors.
(c) Find Egypt on the map.
(d) Draw something.

9. Why is Sal unhappy about sightseeing in Madison?
(a) She thinks that Madison is boring.
(b) She does not like the atmosphere in Madison.
(c) She does not think that her grandparents are taking enough time at each tourist spot.
(d) She thinks they are not traveling fast enough.

10. What name did Sal suggest for her sister?
(a) Tulip.
(b) Phoebe.
(c) Angel.
(d) Sugar.

11. Both Phoebe and Sal rationalized that their mothers wouldn't leave without their favorite what?
(a) Sweater.
(b) Book.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Child.

12. Where did Sal grow up?
(a) Bybanks, Kentucky.
(b) Allentown, Pennsylvania.
(c) Euclid, Ohio.
(d) Salem, Massachusetts.

13. Why does Sal's father let her go on the trip with her grandparents?
(a) He does not think his parents can read maps.
(b) He wants Sal to learn how to drive.
(c) He thinks that Sal needs to bond with her grandparents.
(d) He wants a break from spending time with Sal.

14. What is the maiden name of Sal's mother?
(a) O'Leary.
(b) Pickford.
(c) Rutherford.
(d) Simmons.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The day her mother made brownies, where was Prudence prior to returning home?

4. To what town do they detour just before reaching the South Dakota border?

5. What does Sal dream about the night they sleep in the water bed?

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