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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man doing when he spots Caroline in the lookout?
(a) Clearing brush from the paths.
(b) Chasing his dog.
(c) Jogging.
(d) Making a survey.

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

3. 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) Rich people will not miss a few scraps of metal.
(d) He has organized the materials while looking through them.

4. When Father does not want to work with tractors or trucks, what does Mr. Walter ask him?
(a) If he is a Mennonite.
(b) If he is a Luddite.
(c) If he is Amish.
(d) If he is Brethren.

5. 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 he never planned to stay in the park for more than a night.
(c) That he will leave the choice of what to do next up to Caroline.
(d) That they are too smart for the police to catch again.

6. What does Caroline think about the academic test that she takes in the police training room?
(a) It is fun.
(b) It is stupid.
(c) It is embarrassing.
(d) It is difficult.

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

8. What is Caroline's favorite job on the farm?
(a) Cutting hay.
(b) Irrigation.
(c) Mending fences.
(d) Working with the horses.

9. When Caroline tells Father that she likes living at the farm, what does he tell her?
(a) That getting her to like it is part of a surveillance plan.
(b) That appearances are deceptive and she should be as careful here as in the park.
(c) That she likes it because it reminds her of her first home.
(d) That she should not get used to living there, because it is not permanent.

10. What does Mr. Walters wonder about Caroline going to school in the fall?
(a) If Caroline is too academically advanced for eighth grade.
(b) Whether Caroline can fit into the routines of a regular school.
(c) Whether other students will bully Caroline.
(d) If being with other people her own age will change her.

11. Who is "Chainsaw"?
(a) A neighbor's dog.
(b) One of the convicts cleaning the side of the road.
(c) One of the horses.
(d) One of the ranch hands.

12. When Caroline sees the "shredded paper people" using her and Father's old Coleman stove, what is it implied that these people are using the stove for?
(a) To boil water for laundry.
(b) To cook meat.
(c) To sterilize drinking water.
(d) To make methamphetamine.

13. When Caroline says, on page 84, "everything's different now," what is Father's response?
(a) "It's not for long."
(b) "Different isn't a bad thing."
(c) "It only seems different."
(d) "You'll get used to it."

14. What is in Father's oilskin holder?
(a) Matches and fire-starting materials.
(b) Photographs of Caroline as a baby.
(c) His supply of cash.
(d) Knives and scissors.

15. What does Jean Bauer tell Caroline about going to regular school?
(a) It is what is right for some students, but not everyone.
(b) She needs to catch up academically.
(c) It is a place to learn social skills.
(d) It is not as important as learning and being curious.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Caroline asks Father what animal he would be if he could, what is his response?

2. Who is "Jerry"?

3. What do Father and Caroline find when they go looking for the men's camp in Part Four?

4. What does Caroline say about menstruation?

5. Why do Father and Caroline go to the men's camp?

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