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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Byron and Kenny trade off doing while Joey sleeps?
(a) Stroking her back.
(b) Plucking her hair.
(c) Putting her head on their lap.
(d) Pulling their feet up to avoid hitting her.

2. What clue does Kenny see in Chapter 11 that they have been driving longer than planned?
(a) The sun is hotter.
(b) Dad's whiskers are growing.
(c) Byron has fuzz on his head.
(d) He needs a shower.

3. Who does Joey go to Sunday School with in Alabama?
(a) Mr. Robert.
(b) Some neighbors.
(c) Kenny and Byron.
(d) Grandma.

4. How many states do the Watsons drive through before their second break?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. Where did the big boom occur?
(a) The church.
(b) The school.
(c) The town square.
(d) The lake.

6. Why does Grandma say to stay away from a certain part of the lake?
(a) There is a whirlpool there.
(b) Snakes live in the nearby bog.
(c) Hobos camp out there.
(d) A bear frequents the area.

7. What part of the lake does Grandma say to stay away from?
(a) Cray's Pier.
(b) Collier's Landing.
(c) Circle Dock.
(d) Colenel's Point.

8. Why did Joey leave the church before the big boom?
(a) She saw Kenny waving to her.
(b) She left her Bible on her bed.
(c) She felt uneasy.
(d) She got hungry.

9. Why can't the dog hunt anymore?
(a) His eyesight is failing.
(b) He is too old.
(c) He lost his voice.
(d) His sense of scent is failing.

10. Why do the kids all go to the lake in Chapter 13?
(a) To go fishing.
(b) To fetch water.
(c) To go swimming.
(d) To check beaver traps.

11. What does Momma do when Dad starts a silly game when she wakes up?
(a) Plays along.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Goes back to sleep.
(d) Asks to drive for a while.

12. What do the Watsons have a hard time getting used to in Alabama?
(a) The heat.
(b) The close neighbors.
(c) The humidity.
(d) The bugs.

13. Who saves Kenny from the dangerous part of the lake?
(a) Byron.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Mr. Robert.
(d) Dad.

14. Who did Dad tell about his plan to drive through the night?
(a) Mrs. Davidson.
(b) Ms. Jones.
(c) Mr. Johnson.
(d) Mr. Martinez.

15. Who does Dad think is responsible for the big boom?
(a) A police.
(b) Byron.
(c) White men.
(d) The neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does Joey show Kenny to prove she is alive?

2. What street did the church bombing in Birmingham take place?

3. Who is Wool Pooh?

4. Where is Kenny when he hears the big boom?

5. Why does Dad tell Kenny that Byron needs to go South for a while?

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