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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. At what site do Sal and her Gram stop after they leave Madison?
(a) Rhinelander Logging Museum.
(b) The Wisconsin Dells.
(c) House on the Rock.
(d) Museum of Woodcarving.

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

3. What object do the girls see Ben lift from the sidewalk?
(a) A bat.
(b) A stick.
(c) An ax.
(d) A machete.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Sal's father have his car?

2. What did Sal's mother want to do the day before she left?

3. Where does Phoebe say her mother went to while in England?

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

5. What is Mary Lou's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think that the whispers changed from saying "rush, rush," to "slow down, slow down"?

2. How does Megan catch Phoebe in her lie about where her mother is?

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

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

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

6. How does Sal react to Margaret when they first meet, and why?

7. How is Phoebe's journal decorated, and why is this important?

8. What does Sal realize after she says that she wanted to tell Phoebe that Mrs. Winterbottom's leaving was not Phoebe's fault?

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

10. Why were Grandparents Hiddle arrested, and what does this show about them?

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