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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides Ben and Phoebe, who does Sal write to?
(a) The boy from the riverbank.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Mrs. Partridge.

2. Where do Sal and her grandparents stay on their first night in Idaho?
(a) Last Chance.
(b) Coeur d'Alene.
(c) Lewiston.
(d) Gibson.

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

4. Sal says that her mother is not gone, but is actually where?
(a) In the air.
(b) Beside her.
(c) In her heart.
(d) In the trees.

5. What does Sal tell Sergeant Bickle is her name?
(a) Salamanca.
(b) Susan.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Tina.

6. Why is Gramps worried as they drive into Idaho?
(a) He is feeling carsick.
(b) The car is making squealing sounds.
(c) They are not making good time.
(d) Gram seems ill.

7. Who stops Gram from climbing under the rope at Old Faithful?
(a) Another tourist.
(b) Sal.
(c) A park ranger.
(d) Gramps.

8. What does Sal end up kissing the first time she tries to kiss Ben?
(a) The floor.
(b) The locker.
(c) His lunchbox.
(d) His hand.

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

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

11. Why did Sal's dog push her puppies away?
(a) She was dying.
(b) She was weaning them.
(c) They bit her.
(d) She did not like them.

12. What art does Margaret have on her walls?
(a) Watercolor landscapes.
(b) Sketches of trees and flowers.
(c) Abstract paintings.
(d) Drawings of wild animals.

13. What is different about how Mrs. Winterbottom looks when Phoebe sees her at the university?
(a) Her hair is shorter.
(b) She is wearing a lot of jewelry.
(c) Her hair is longer.
(d) She has a tan.

14. When does Ben send Sal a valentine?
(a) August.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) February.

15. What did Gramps do when he found Gram's gift from the egg man?
(a) He threatened to beat up the egg man.
(b) He nearly killed the egg man.
(c) He told the egg man to leave Gram alone.
(d) He told Gram to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Partridge say had a similar face to Phoebe's face?

2. What did Sal hope would happen in Lewiston?

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

4. What embarrassing thing does Mr. Birkway reveal in Sal's journal?

5. What is draped on Margaret's sofa?

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