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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sits next to Phoebe when Mr. Birkway comes to visit?
(a) Mr. Winterbottom.
(b) Mary Lou.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Sal.

2. What does Sal keep under her floorboards at the end of the story?
(a) A stone.
(b) Postcards.
(c) A letter.
(d) Pictures.

3. Mrs. Winterbottom finally reveals that Mike is whom?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her boyfriend.

4. How does Gram feel about seeing Old Faithful?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Excited.
(c) Scared.
(d) Anxious.

5. What does Phoebe's father do that is unusual the first time he meets Mike?
(a) Spits.
(b) Swears.
(c) Orders him to leave.
(d) Runs away.

6. What does Phoebe call Mrs. Cadaver in her journal?
(a) Mrs. Autopsy.
(b) Mrs. Grave.
(c) Mrs. Corpse.
(d) Mrs. Death.

7. Who came to visit Gramps the day after Gram was buried?
(a) Sal's father.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Mr. Winterbottom.

8. When Sal lies awake the whole night, who is she thinking about?
(a) Her father.
(b) Mrs. Cadaver.
(c) Mr. Winterbottom.
(d) Her mother.

9. When Mrs. Winterbottom first introduces Mike, how does Mr. Winterbottom look?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Sad.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Excited.

10. How does Phoebe feel when Mr. Birkway is done talking to her at her house?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Upset.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Dejected.

11. What book do Sal and Phoebe see someone reading at Margaret's house?
(a) Murder at the Monroe's.
(b) The Last Defense.
(c) Murder at Midnight.
(d) The Pit and the Pendulum.

12. How many numbers do Sal and Phoebe have to try before they call Sergeant Bickle's house?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

13. What does Mr. Birkway do the day after he reads the journals?
(a) He lies and says that the journals were fake.
(b) He apologizes to the class.
(c) He reads his own journal.
(d) He makes people read their own journals.

14. When Mrs. Winterbottom calls to say that she is coming home, how does Phoebe say that she sounded?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Excited.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

15. What does Sal see that makes her realize that she missed the bus stop?
(a) The library.
(b) The corner store.
(c) Ben.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the message-leaver say that they left notes for Phoebe?

2. Where do Sal and her grandparents stay on their first night in Idaho?

3. What did Sal hope would happen in Lewiston?

4. On what day of her trip with her grandparents do they arrive at Yellowstone?

5. When Phoebe and Sal talk to the man at the desk at the university, what does he tell them?

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