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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. On the way to lunch, what do Hope and Monica tell Tamaya to say about her bandaged hand?
(a) That she burned herself on a motorcycle.
(b) That she got the rash while horseback riding.
(c) That she stabbed herself with a pencil.
(d) That she was bitten by a wolf.

2. What is Marshall feeling embarrassed about when he starts walking through the woods?
(a) That he is already lost, when he promised it would not happen again.
(b) That instead of sticking up for himself, he let Tamaya do it.
(c) That his parent spend a lot of money on his school, and he does not take it seriously.
(d) That he lied to Mrs. Thaxton about not knowing where Tamaya is.

3. How does Tamaya end up with scratches on her arms and legs?
(a) She moves too quickly down a hill and falls.
(b) Chad accidentally pushes her, and she falls into a bush.
(c) She pushes through thick bushes looking for a path for them to follow.
(d) Chad attacks her with the stick they are carrying.

4. On page 91, when Marshall thinks that Tamaya's hand is "grotesque," what does this mean about her hand?
(a) It is embarrassing and inconvenient.
(b) It looks painful.
(c) It is strange and ugly.
(d) It looks fake or exaggerated.

5. On page 122, what question does Tamaya ask Chad after he grabs her wrist and twists it?
(a) "Do you think before you do things?"
(b) "What's wrong with you?"
(c) "Don't you believe I want to help you?"
(d) "Why are you so mean?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What point does Marshall make about Tamaya when he is talking with Mrs. Thaxton about her disappearance?

2. Why does Tamaya have to jump over the gully?

3. When Tamaya learns of Chad's disappearance, who does she immediately want to talk to?

4. Why does everything in the woods look so unfamiliar to Tamaya?

5. What possible ergonym mutation are the senators worried about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Chad's threat to use the stick to hit Tamaya?

2. When Marshall is on the basketball court at lunch, what is ironic about his behavior toward Tamaya?

3. What happens when Mr. Walsh shows up at Woodridge to pick up Marshall?

4. When Chad tells Tamaya and Marshall about being up in the trees, what does Tamaya think sounds so nice about it, and why?

5. What makes Mrs. Thaxton feel so guilty about Tamaya's disappearance?

6. What condition is Chad in when Tamaya finally finds him?

7. How does Chad feel that he is different from his siblings and from the other Woodridge students?

8. How does Tamaya end up getting more fuzzy mud on her, and how does her response show her common sense?

9. When they are in the woods together, what does Chad reveal is behind his anger toward Marshall?

10. When they are in the woods together, what does Tamaya learn about Chad's story about the hermit?

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