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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Caroline tell people when they say something about her living in the park?
(a) She says that living in nature is a healthier way to live than living in the city.
(b) She says that public parks belong to the public and she should be able to live there if she wants to.
(c) She says that she and Father live in a house and only camp in the park sometimes, for fun.
(d) She says that Father was teaching her wilderness survival skills and that they were only in the park for a week.

3. Once Caroline is dressed again, what item of clothing does she tell Jean she still needs?
(a) A bra.
(b) A sweater.
(c) Socks.
(d) An undershirt.

4. Where are Caroline and the two neighbor boys when their mother comes home?
(a) In a tree fort.
(b) On the roof.
(c) Hiding in the garage.
(d) In the middle of the street.

5. What does Caroline think about the women who come to the farm to ride their horses?
(a) They are wasteful.
(b) They are snobs.
(c) They are nosy.
(d) They are beautiful.

6. Where does Caroline say Father's monthly checks come from?
(a) They are from his trust fund.
(b) They are government disability payments.
(c) They are payments for having been in a war.
(d) They are his pension checks.

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

8. When Caroline asks Father what animal he would be if he could, what is his response?
(a) A bird.
(b) A rat.
(c) A horse.
(d) A wild dog.

9. 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)?
(a) Laugh or smile.
(b) Criticize Father.
(c) Cry.
(d) Tell them she is scared.

10. What game does Caroline often play with Father?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Poker.
(d) Chess.

11. Who is "Jerry"?
(a) The man who runs the Mailboxes store where Father gets his check.
(b) That is what Father calls himself at the "meetings" he goes to in the city.
(c) A man who offers possibly illegal work to father.
(d) One of the members of the Skeleton Family.

12. Besides Randy, what does Caroline carry everywhere?
(a) A piece of ribbon.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A marble.
(d) Her mother's ring.

13. After Clarence tells Father that it was stupid to come back to the park, what does Father tell Caroline?
(a) That they will go back to the farm soon.
(b) That they are too smart for the police to catch again.
(c) That he never planned to stay in the park for more than a night.
(d) That he will leave the choice of what to do next up to Caroline.

14. When Caroline runs into Taffy again, what news does Taffy have for her about Valerie?
(a) Valerie is pregnant.
(b) Valerie is dead.
(c) Valerie has been arrested again.
(d) Valerie has disappeared with Richard.

15. What do the details of Caroline scratching words into leaves, looking for the "criminals," and shouting for Lala imply?
(a) She is frightened.
(b) She is lonely.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She is overjoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Caroline sleep in Part One?

2. On page 94, what is the first question that Ben asks Caroline?

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

4. What has Caroline planted in her secret garden?

5. In what city do Father and Caroline live?

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