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

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

3. What is emphasized in the description of the inside of Tamaya's house?
(a) The homemade crafts everywhere.
(b) The overcrowded rooms.
(c) The bright colors.
(d) The empty feeling.

4. What nickname does the inventor of the product made by SunRay Farms use for his invention?
(a) Orgo.
(b) Rayfe.
(c) Ergie.
(d) Sunny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does SunRay Farms intend their product to replace?

2. Where does Tamaya remember sitting to read in her fourth grade classroom?

3. What does Chad claim he did to his fourth grade teacher?

4. Why does Mr. Brandt call Marshall up to the front of the class?

5. Why does Tamaya wake up at 7:08 every morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. When other students speak up for Marshall during Mrs. Thaxton's questioning, what does this reveal about the situation with Chad turning everyone against Marshall?

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

3. Describe the changes that occur in Tamaya's rash overnight in Chapter 12.

4. What do the descriptions of the outside and inside of Tamaya's house communicate about her home?

5. What is Tamaya's attitude toward following rules?

6. How do the stories that Chad tells help to show what kind of a person he is?

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

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

9. What irony does Jonathan Fitzman see in the senators' questions about the ergonyms escaping into the environment?

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

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