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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the second stranger that comes to the new house with the social services people?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A veteran's affairs officer.
(c) A school administrator.
(d) A psychiatrist.

2. What is Caroline's response when Mr. Walter asks her if she is bored?
(a) That she likes being a little bored, because it gives her time to think.
(b) That she is not bored when she is allowed to help Father with his work.
(c) That if a person is bored it is their own fault.
(d) That any life outside the park would be boring.

3. On page 96, who calls Caroline a "hillbilly girl"?
(a) The woman riding her horse.
(b) Ben and Michael's mother.
(c) Mr. Walters.
(d) Ben.

4. What justification for stealing does Father give Caroline at the salvage yard?
(a) These are things that no one else wants.
(b) He has repaired the hole in their fence for them.
(c) He has organized the materials while looking through them.
(d) Rich people will not miss a few scraps of metal.

5. Why does Father think that it was his fault that they got caught?
(a) He went to town too often that last week.
(b) He should have taught Caroline to be more careful.
(c) They stayed in the last camp too long.
(d) They did not hide their house well enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she is riding in the police car, what does Caroline refuse to do because she doesn't "want them to think anything untrue" (53)?

2. On page 34, whom is Father quoting when he says, "We have the liveliest interest in a wild man"?

3. What does Caroline think about the women who come to the farm to ride their horses?

4. Whom is Father quoting on page 86 when he says, "Better not to keep a house"?

5. What is clear about Caroline during the fight with Valerie?

(see the answer key)

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