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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the real age of Phoebe's father?
(a) Fifty-two.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Forty-five.

4. Sal finds Mr. Birkway to be strange and _______.
(a) Lethargic.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Energetic.
(d) Wonderful.

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

6. On what day of their trip do Sal and her grandparents reach Mount Rushmore?
(a) The second day.
(b) The fifth day.
(c) The sixth day.
(d) The third day.

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

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

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

10. How many other sons did Sal's grandparents have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

11. How does Sal's father describe Sal?
(a) Hyper.
(b) Mean.
(c) Gullible.
(d) Spoiled.

12. What is the name of the boy from the river?
(a) Tom Fleece.
(b) Tim Fleet.
(c) Tom Fleet.
(d) Alex Cheevey.

13. Where does Phoebe tell the girls at school her mother went?
(a) None of their business.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) A business trip.

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

15. 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 a break from spending time with Sal.
(c) He wants Sal to learn how to drive.
(d) He thinks that Sal needs to bond with her grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sal's mother leave for her when she left?

2. What does Mrs. Winterbottom do after the Phoebe and Sal return home from school?

3. What did Mr. Birkway ask everyone to do in 15 seconds?

4. Why is Sal unhappy about sightseeing in Madison?

5. At what body of water do Sal and her grandparents stop?

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