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

2. What does Fitzman reveal about the ergonyms in Chapter 11?
(a) They disintegrate when they are exposed to oxygen.
(b) They seem aware of their environment.
(c) They glow bright yellow even in daylight.
(d) They can also be used to create energy to make electricity.

3. What does SunRay Farms intend their product to replace?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Pesticides.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Detergent.

4. Where does Tamaya's father live?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Heath Cliff.
(c) Heller's Spring.
(d) Boston.

5. What is implied by the equations at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Tamaya's crush on Marshall is still more powerful than she admits.
(b) One person might struggle with a bully, but a group has more power.
(c) One organism can multiply into many in a short period of time.
(d) Sometimes it feels like our problems are multiplying fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marshall see that helps him and Tamaya find their way out of the woods?

2. When Tamaya shows Marshall her rash, what is is response?

3. When Monica wakes up in the morning, where has her rash spread to?

4. What is emphasized in the description of the inside of Tamaya's house?

5. Who is Mrs. Thaxton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the odd habits that Jonathan Fitzman has?

2. Describe the setting of SunRay Farm.

3. Why does Marshall blame his parents for his problems with Chad?

4. Describe Tamaya's relationship with her parents.

5. What advice of Ms. Filbert's does Tamaya think about as she is about to go into the woods, and why does she think about it?

6. What does Tamaya and her mother's nighttime routine communicate about their relationship?

7. What are some of the consequences Marshall suffers at school because of Chad's bullying?

8. How does knowing about Chad's threats make Chapter 5 more tense and suspenseful for the reader?

9. What does Tamaya's response to the balloon writing prompt demonstrate about her as a person?

10. When Ms. Filbert was assigning the reports about presidents, how did her behavior contradict her words?

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