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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old did the man at the State Fair guess that Phoebe's father was?
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Thirty-eight.

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

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

4. What name did Sal suggest for her sister?
(a) Angel.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Phoebe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Phoebe, Ben, Mary Lou, and Sal were walking home from school, who did they run in to?

2. What does Sergeant Bickle do when Phoebe presents evidence that her mother was kidnapped?

3. How long did Gramps follow Gram before asking her father for permission to marry her?

4. Why were Sal's grandparents stopped by the police while driving?

5. On what day of their trip do Sal and her grandparents reach Mount Rushmore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sal flinch every time someone touches her?

2. Who rings Phoebe's doorbell, and what does he want?

3. Why do you think that the whispers changed again to "rush, hurry, rush"?

4. How does Phoebe react to the Finney house, and why does she react that way?

5. Why does Sal's father allow Sal to go on the car trip with her grandparents?

6. How does Sal's father respond to the news that Mrs. Winterbottom has left, and why is this important?

7. Why does Phoebe think that Margaret is a murderer?

8. What evidence does Phoebe present to Sergeant Bickle as proof that her mother was kidnapped?

9. Why does Sal feel guilty about her mother's miscarriage?

10. Why does the blackberry pie trigger a negative memory for Sal?

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