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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author who wrote about Middle Earth and the forests of Ents that the narrator describes in Chapter 10?
(a) C. S. Lewis.
(b) Alexander Harrington.
(c) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(d) Madeline L'Engle.

2. How much money does Zach have left as he and the girls break camp in Chapter 9?
(a) $7.50.
(b) $15.50.
(c) $12.50.
(d) $23.75.

3. What was Alice's mother making for Zach and Alice in his memory of her in Chapter 12?
(a) A doll house.
(b) Chocolate chip cookies.
(c) A double-stroller.
(d) Toast with jam.

4. What material is the sailboat made of that Zach finds at the end of the dock in Chapter 10?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Fiberglass.
(c) Maple.
(d) Teak.

5. What character from the children's game is described in Chapter 10 as having raised "a zombie army of broken dolls"?
(a) The Duke of Deepwinter Barrow.
(b) The Earl of Nottingham Palace.
(c) The Queen of the Forgotten Forest.
(d) The Alligator King.

6. What is the name of the pottery and ceramics company whose wares are on display at the library?
(a) McCauley-Smith China.
(b) Anderson-Wilcox China.
(c) Wilkinson-Clark China.
(d) Ludite China.

7. What is the name of the library in East Liverpool?
(a) The Smithsonian Library.
(b) The Freeman Library.
(c) The Carnegie Library.
(d) The Charity Library.

8. What is the front end of a boat called?
(a) The starboard.
(b) The aft.
(c) The hackle.
(d) The prow.

9. What river are Zach, Alice, and Poppy on after they've pirated the sailboat in Chapter 11?
(a) The Columbus River.
(b) The Ohio River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Beaver River.

10. What are the last words that Zach's father says to him on the phone in Chapter 14?
(a) "I miss you, son."
(b) "You'll be grounded until you're twenty."
(c) "Good luck with the quest."
(d) "I can't believe you did this."

11. What does Alice threaten to tell Poppy about if Zach doesn't return with her to the bus station in Chapter 10?
(a) His failing second grade.
(b) His having written a love letter to her.
(c) His having answered the Questions.
(d) His having killed her puppy.

12. How much money does Alice have left as she and the children break camp in Chapter 9?
(a) $20.
(b) $15.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

13. Where is Zach's memory of Alice's parents set in Chapter 12?
(a) In a school classroom.
(b) In a school cafeteria.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a sunny kitchen.

14. What is Zach looking up at in his dream when he falls asleep in the library in Chapter 13?
(a) A zombie.
(b) The Eiffel Tower.
(c) A big house.
(d) A pyramid.

15. What building does Poppy spot from the boat when she tells Alice and Zach they have to turn around in Chapter 11?
(a) The old pottery factory.
(b) The old chocolate factory.
(c) The town library.
(d) The Catholic cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alice's secret that Poppy reveals in Chapter 12?

2. What does Poppy announce she's found in the end of Chapter 12?

3. Who rides on the handlebars when the children steal bicycles after escaping the library?

4. What did Eleanor's aunt chase her with in Zach's and Poppy's dreams?

5. Where does Zach head first when he and the others split up to look for the Queen after escaping the break room in Chapter 15?

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