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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is clear about Caroline during the fight with Valerie?
(a) She has a lot of experience with fighting.
(b) She is more aggressive than she pretends.
(c) She is terrified of being hit.
(d) She is agile and strong.

2. Why does Jean Bauer tell Caroline that she will not need her encyclopedias anymore?
(a) Caroline will be going to school in the fall.
(b) Caroline needs more advanced reading than that.
(c) Jean will take her to the library.
(d) Jean has bought her a new set.

3. What is unusual about Father's and Caroline's watches?
(a) They are set to East Coast time, instead of West Coast.
(b) They are synchronized but do not tell the correct time.
(c) Only Father's actually works.
(d) They are valuable antiques.

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

5. What is the name of the boy that Caroline meets in the yard of his house?
(a) James.
(b) Zachary.
(c) Clarence.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 17, what does Caroline scratch into the leaves?

2. When Valerie introduces Taffy to Caroline, what does Caroline ask her?

3. On page 54, what does Caroline say is "always a mistake"?

4. In the beginning of Part Two, when Caroline is getting ready to leave her house, what is the first thing that she puts in her backpack?

5. What does Jean Bauer tell Caroline about going to regular school?

(see the answer key)

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