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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. The day her mother made brownies, where was Prudence prior to returning home?
(a) The movies.
(b) The library.
(c) A date.
(d) Cheerleading tryouts.

3. To what state are Sal and her grandparents traveling?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Utah.

4. What does Phoebe imagine that Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway may be doing?
(a) Having an affair.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Disguising her husband's grave with a rhododendron.
(d) Writing a mystery novel.

5. Where does Phoebe say her mother went to while in England?
(a) The Tower of London.
(b) Shakespeare's birthplace.
(c) Big Ben.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

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

7. What is on Sal's desk at school shortly after school begins?
(a) A spider.
(b) Graffiti.
(c) A bee.
(d) A ribbon.

8. What is hidden under the floorboards of Sal's room along with her mother's hair?
(a) Her journal.
(b) Letters.
(c) Money.
(d) Postcards.

9. What was in Lewiston, Idaho, for Sal's mother?
(a) A brother.
(b) A new job.
(c) An ex-boyfriend.
(d) A cousin.

10. What does Sal notice about her father in the garage when she returns home?
(a) He was laughing.
(b) He was lazy.
(c) He was crying.
(d) He was angry.

11. What does Gramps offer the boy from the river at the hospital?
(a) Advice
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) An invitation to join them.

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

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

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

15. In what city were Sal's grandparents arrested?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Nashville.
(c) New York City.
(d) Raleigh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom did Mrs. Winterbottom call to let her family know she was okay?

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

4. What is the real age of Phoebe's father?

5. For whom is the young man on Phoebe's porch looking?

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