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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chad claim the wolf dogs do for the being Chad says he encountered in the woods?
(a) They catch and chew his food for him.
(b) They capture students to use in experiments.
(c) They guard his treasures and his home.
(d) They protect him from the police.

2. What reason does Marshall give Tamaya for breaking the rules and going into the woods?
(a) He is curious about Chad's story.
(b) He wants to take a shortcut.
(c) He is avoiding a bully.
(d) He just wants to break the rules.

3. What is the name of the school that Tamaya goes to?
(a) The William Heath School.
(b) Woodridge Academy.
(c) The Springhill School.
(d) Mount Holly Academy.

4. How much time does it take for an ergonym to reproduce?
(a) 8 hours and 14 minutes.
(b) 2 and 20 minutes.
(c) 36 minutes.
(d) 12 hours.

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the brief description of Marshall eating alone foreshadow?
(a) The discovery of the fuzzy mud.
(b) His rudeness to Tamaya after school.
(c) The revelation that he is being bullied.
(d) Him and Tamaya getting lost in the woods.

6. What does SunRay Farms produce?
(a) Microchips.
(b) Microorganisms.
(c) Chemical weapons.
(d) Nuclear power.

7. Who is the author of Fuzzy Mud?
(a) Louis Sachar.
(b) Sharon M. Draper.
(c) Cece Bell.
(d) John Boyne.

8. On page 9, one of the senators refers to a scientist as "eccentric"--what kind of a person does this word describe?
(a) Unusual in amusing or harmless ways.
(b) Generous in surprising and unexpected ways.
(c) Angry and suspicious of others.
(d) Dedicated to the point of being obsessed.

9. What causes Tamaya to scream and fall down in the woods?
(a) Her sweater catches on a tree limb.
(b) Her toe catches underneath a rock and she trips.
(c) She sees someone hiding behind a tree.
(d) She steps into an area of deep boggy mud.

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

11. On page 33, when Tamaya tells Chad to leave Marshall alone, what does Chad say to Tamaya?
(a) "What, are you gonna tattle?"
(b) "Quit being a baby."
(c) "Mind your business, kid."
(d) "You're next, Tamaya."

12. What does Chad tell a story about at the lunch table?
(a) A hermit.
(b) A wizard.
(c) A goblin.
(d) An evil scientist.

13. While the class is writing in their journals, what does Hope notice about Tamaya?
(a) Her backpack has leaves stuck in the strap.
(b) She has a Band-aid on her knee.
(c) She has a hole in her sweater.
(d) Her arm is bruised.

14. Where does Tamaya remember sitting to read in her fourth grade classroom?
(a) In the fireplace.
(b) Under her desk.
(c) In a tent.
(d) In a pillow fort.

15. What is the name of the product produced at SunRay Farms?
(a) Cryptotheme.
(b) Biotheme.
(c) Cryptolene.
(d) Biolene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Monica see jogging past her house?

2. Why does Marshall keep looking at the classroom door in Chapter 15?

3. Where is Tamaya's mother when Tamaya arrives home after school in Chapter 9?

4. Why is Tamaya unable to finish writing her journal entry in Ms. Filber's class?

5. How does Tamaya's school uniform usually make her feel?

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