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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By when does Sal want to get to Lewiston?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Her grandmother's birthday.
(c) Easter.
(d) Her mother's birthday.

2. How does Phoebe react to the poem that Mr. Birkway reads in class?
(a) She says that it is boring.
(b) She says that the man died naturally.
(c) She say it is terrifying.
(d) She says that it is murder.

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

4. When Phoebe goes downstairs to say goodnight to her father, what does she notice he had been doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Crying.

5. After they move, what does Sal's father do for a living?
(a) Works as a mechanic.
(b) Sells sewing machines.
(c) Works as a cashier.
(d) Sells farm machinery.

6. When returning from the drug store, Ben comments that Sal does what every time someone touches her?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Flinches.
(c) Cries.
(d) Runs away.

7. When Phoebe first meets Sal, what does Phoebe call her?
(a) Brave.
(b) Cowardly.
(c) Smart.
(d) Stupid.

8. Why were Sal's grandparents stopped by the police while driving?
(a) They were speeding.
(b) They were swerving back and forth.
(c) They were driving on the shoulder.
(d) They were driving too slowly.

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

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

11. What type of tree is the "singing tree"?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Oak.
(c) Elm.
(d) Maple.

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

13. The girls overhear Mrs. Winterbottom ask what question of Prudence?
(a) "Do you think I lead a tiny life?"
(b) "Do you think I'm stupid?"
(c) "Do you find me boring?"
(d) "Do you think I look fat in this?"

14. Phoebe demands that her father calls __________.
(a) The lunatic.
(b) The FBI.
(c) Mrs. Cadaver.
(d) The police.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ben's report, what was the only thing left in Pandora's box?

2. What was drawn inside the shape of the drawing that Sal thought was Phoebe's?

3. What changes as they travel through South Dakota towards the Badlands?

4. When having dinner at Phoebe's, what food reminds Sal of her mother?

5. Sal finds Mr. Birkway to be strange and _______.

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