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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. On what day of her trip with her grandparents do they arrive at Yellowstone?
(a) The fourth day.
(b) The fifth day.
(c) The seventh day.
(d) The sixth day.

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

3. Who does Mrs. Partridge say had a similar face to Phoebe's face?
(a) Mr. Winterbottom.
(b) Mike.
(c) Mrs. Winterbottom.
(d) Margaret.

4. How does Sal say that Gram looks on the way through Idaho?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Mad.
(c) Gray.
(d) Distracted.

5. When the sheriff in Idaho puts Sal in his car, where does she think they are going?
(a) Bybanks.
(b) Jail.
(c) To her grandparents.
(d) Euclid.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sal lies awake the whole night, who is she thinking about?

2. On an impulse, Sal asks the hospital receptionist for whom?

3. Sal says that her mother is not gone, but is actually where?

4. What do Mr. Winterbottom and Prudence spend the night doing before Mrs. Winterbottom comes home?

5. How does Gram feel about seeing Old Faithful?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ben's mother remind Sal of her own mother?

2. Why is Sal so affected by the thought of Mr. Winterbottom crying?

3. How do each of Mrs. Winterbottom's family members react to the news that Mike Bickle is her son?

4. What does Mr. Winterbottom say upset him most about his wife's secret? What does this show about their relationship?

5. What do Sal and Phoebe discover when they go the university?

6. What does Sal realize when Phoebe shows her things that remind Phoebe of her mother?

7. Who does Sal meet at the overlook on the way to Lewiston?

8. Where does Sal tell the sheriff in Longwood that her mother really is? Why?

9. Why is Sal disappointed when she finds out that Mr. Birkway is Margaret's twin brother?

10. How does Mr. Birkway attempt to hide the identity of the journal's owners, and why does this fail?

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