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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fancy item does the lunchroom at Tamaya's school still have, from when it used to be a ballroom?
(a) Plaster angels.
(b) Velvet drapes.
(c) Golden candle holders.
(d) Crystal chandeliers.

2. Who is Mrs. Thaxton?
(a) Marshall's teacher.
(b) The school headmistress.
(c) Marshall's mother.
(d) Tamaya's teacher.

3. When Monica sees Marshall on the morning after their adventure in the woods, what has changed about his appearance?
(a) He is wearing glasses.
(b) He is not wearing his school uniform.
(c) He has a black eye.
(d) He is wearing gloves.

4. Who are Daniela and Eric?
(a) Marshall's parents.
(b) Tamaya's best friends.
(c) Marshall's twin siblings.
(d) Tamaya's parents.

5. Why does Marshall temporarily leave Tamaya alone in the woods?
(a) He is angry at her for not keeping up with him.
(b) He wants to climb up higher to try to see where they are.
(c) He is upset about Chad and wants to be alone.
(d) He hears a noise up ahead and wants to check it out.

6. What does Marshall do when he is asked whether he saw Chad after school on the previous day?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He starts to cry.
(c) He lies.
(d) He refuses to speak.

7. In Chapter 8, what seems to confuse the senators about Biolene?
(a) How living organisms can be converted to fuel.
(b) What purpose there is in replacing gasoline with another fuel source.
(c) How it is possible to make the number of ergonyms required.
(d) What the eventual cost per gallon of Biolene will end up being.

8. What does Tamaya do when she gets home that makes her feel "the way a murderer felt after he succeeded in destroying all the evidence" (42)?
(a) Wash her clothes.
(b) Take a shower,
(c) Text Marshall to remind him to keep their secret.
(d) Bandage her scraped knees.

9. About how long before the action of the novel starts was the Senate hearing on SunRay Farms held?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 year.

10. What does Tamaya think might happen if she is lost in the woods for a long time?
(a) Her parents might get back together.
(b) Her mother might not be angry about her ripped sweater.
(c) She and Marshall will talk about what is bothering him.
(d) Marshall might start to have a crush on her.

11. What question did Mr. Davison ask Chad that caused Chad to embarrass himself with a clearly wrong answer?
(a) How many U.S. states there are.
(b) How many U.S. Senators there are.
(c) What the duties of the vice president are.
(d) What the three branches of the U.S. government are.

12. What caused the inventor of the product made by SunRay Farms to drop out of college?
(a) He got a C- on a paper.
(b) He got caught cheating.
(c) His parents needed him at home.
(d) He lost his scholarship.

13. Why does Hope call Tamaya a "Goody Two-shoes" (5)?
(a) Tamaya tells the boys that they should chew with their mouths closed.
(b) Tamaya worries that they will be late to class after lunch.
(c) Tamaya is intelligent and cares about getting good grades.
(d) Tamaya reminds Chad that going into the woods is against the rules.

14. How does Tamaya's school uniform usually make her feel?
(a) Trapped.
(b) Amused.
(c) Proud.
(d) Embarrassed.

15. Why does Marshall keep looking at the classroom door in Chapter 15?
(a) He keeps hearing a strange sound coming from behind it.
(b) He is thinking about leaving.
(c) He expects Chad to come through it.
(d) He is waiting for his mom to bring his lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president is Tamaya's report about?

2. What seems to be Marc Hubbard's main objection to the product that SunRay Farms makes?

3. When Marshall accuses Tamaya of "pokeying" on page 21, what is he saying she is doing?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 3, why is Tamaya angry as she waits by the bike racks after school for Marshall?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the brief description of Marshall eating alone foreshadow?

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