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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. What store in East Liverpool has "Final Sale" signs posted everywhere?
(a) Greenie's Candies.
(b) Pants Unlimited.
(c) Winco Foods.
(d) The Purse Bazaar.

2. What does the librarian ask Zach after he talks to his father in Chapter 15?
(a) How old he is.
(b) What they are trying to find.
(c) Why they broke into the library.
(d) What they are doing so far from home.

3. Who hurls the Queen into the river in Chapter 11?
(a) Zach.
(b) Poppy.
(c) Alice.
(d) Marie.

4. How does Poppy believe that Eleanor died after her dream in Chapter 9?
(a) She died from drowning.
(b) She died from falling.
(c) She died in open-heart surgery.
(d) She died after a car accident.

5. What is the name of the sailboat the Zach finds at the end of the dock in Chapter 10?
(a) The Pearl.
(b) The Quest.
(c) The Kingfisher.
(d) The Neptune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poppy says in Chapter 14, "I hate that everyone calls it growing up, but it seems like" what?

2. What is the name of the cemetery where Poppy claims Eleanor's grave is located?

3. At what time did the library in East Carnegie close in Chapter 13?

4. How much money does Zach have left as he and the girls break camp in Chapter 9?

5. What happens to the Pearl after Zach jumps overboard to save the Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict breaks out between Alice and Poppy in Chapter 11? What happens as a result of the conflict?

2. How is the boat described that Zach pirates in Chapter 10?

3. How does the experience of sailing influence the mindsets of Alice, Zach, and Poppy in Chapter 11?

4. What conflict emerges between Poppy, Zach, and Alice in Chapter 10? What threats are made?

5. What confession does Zach make to Alice and Poppy in Chapter 16? How do they respond?

6. What secret of Alice’s is revealed by Poppy in Chapter 12? How does Zach respond?

7. What does Zach’s father say when he speaks to Zach on the phone in Chapter 14?

8. What does Zach discover from the plaque on the china display in Chapter 15?

9. What is peculiar about the way the Queen is perceived by minor characters in the novel?

10. How is the librarian described in Chapter 14? What is her response when she discovers the children in the library?

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