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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what does Kya have for lunch?
(a) Soup.
(b) Mussels on crackers.
(c) Sausage and biscuit.
(d) Bread and peanut butter.

2. In Chapter 10, where does the sheriff park when he and his deputy look for clues?
(a) Beginning of the fire tower lane.
(b) Old dirt road.
(c) Near the fire tower.
(d) Near where Chase's body was found.

3. In Chapter 21, how long after July 4 does Kaya not leave her place?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

4. In Chapter 15, what does Tate leave for Kya?
(a) Seeds and a spark plug.
(b) Tundra swan feather.
(c) Spark plug and gas.
(d) Eagle feather.

5. In Chapter 12, how many hours does Kya fish to get enough fish to smoke?
(a) 9 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

6. In Chapter 5, how much time do Sheriff Jackson and Deputy Purdue spend examining the area around where Chase was found?
(a) About 3 hours.
(b) More than 2 hours.
(c) 3 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 1/2 hours.

7. In Chapter 9, what year is it when Kya meets Jumpin'?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1953.

8. In Chapter 3, how long does Dr. Vern Murphy believe that Chase has been dead?
(a) 9 hours.
(b) About 8 hours.
(c) 11 hours.
(d) At least 10 hours.

9. In Chapter 11, how old is Kya in 1956?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

10. In Chapter 13, how old is Kya when she can wear her Ma's sundress?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

11. In Chapter 8, what is Chase's widow's name?
(a) Callie.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Lou.

12. In Chapter 8, who does Mr. Lane think murdered Chase?
(a) Lamar Sands.
(b) Andrew Rivers.
(c) Martin Charles.
(d) Wilson Deveau.

13. In Chapter 22 after seeing Chase on the beach, how many times does Kya go to Jumpin's wharf in one week?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

14. In Chapter 16, where was Jake injured in the war?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Left leg.
(c) Right leg.
(d) Back.

15. In Chapter 21, what does Kya see on the other side of her screen door when she awakes?
(a) Bittern.
(b) Marsh wren.
(c) Swamphen.
(d) Cooper's hawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Kya remember was her mother's favorite breakfast?

2. In Chapter 4, what class is Kya put in when she goes to school?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 22, how old is Kya in 1965?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Jumpin' give Kya for two sacks of mussels?

5. In Chapter 4, how close does the bus take Kya to her house after school?

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