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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. Where does Evie say they once lived early in Chapter 1?
(a) The suburbs.
(b) A fort.
(c) A summer country.
(d) An igloo.

2. Who is Jen's younger brother?
(a) Bennie.
(b) Shel.
(c) Jack.
(d) Rory.

3. What does Terry ask the parents not to do in Chapter 1?
(a) Hug the teenagers.
(b) Drink so much.
(c) Go boating.
(d) Come into the teenagers' attic room.

4. Who goes missing right before the teenagers leave in Chapter 4?
(a) Kay.
(b) Amy.
(c) David.
(d) Terry.

5. What does Evie's mother do when she waves at her mother in Chapter 3?
(a) Ignores her completely.
(b) Asks her to get some more chips for her.
(c) Gives her some money.
(d) Runs to hug her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are James and his friends going after they leave the delta?

2. Who are the twins in the great house?

3. What news do Alycia's parents get that upsets them in Chapter 3?

4. What does Evie describe as the parents' hobby?

5. What are the parents doing when the teenagers get back from the delta?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do the teenagers meet when they take off for the island for a few days?

2. What is the provenance of the summer house, and how does Evie refer to the house?

3. Why do the parents refuse to leave when the teenagers ask them to, in the aftermath of the storm?

4. Why do the teenagers run away with Burl?

5. Why do Evie and some of the other teenagers go swimming in the storm water at the parents' request?

6. Why is David feeling so guilty about sabotaging the yacht in Chapter 3?

7. Why is Evie surprised one of the mothers at the house gave Jack a Bible?

8. What does Evie wrestle with telling Jack in Part I?

9. Why are the parents in panic mode in Chapter 3?

10. What was a liability in the parent game?

(see the answer keys)

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