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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. What does the woman who recognizes Jem and Spider as runaways offer to do for them?
(a) Call someone they love.
(b) Give them some food.
(c) Get them some new clothes.
(d) Turn them in.

2. What is the first compliment Terry gives Jem?
(a) She has a special gift.
(b) She is very smart.
(c) She has pretty hair.
(d) She has a nice smile.

3. What does Jem see explode?
(a) A bus.
(b) A house.
(c) The Eye of London.
(d) Some packages.

4. Who recognizes Spider at a gas station?
(a) Another motorist.
(b) The attendant.
(c) Some truckers.
(d) A police car.

5. What question does Spider promise to never ask Jem again?
(a) Where she got her gift.
(b) If she loves him.
(c) When he will die.
(d) How he will die.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Spider stay away from the animals they encounter in the night?

2. Why does Jem cut her hair?

3. How does Spider almost die while hiking?

4. What is Terry's nickname?

5. Why has Jem changed schools so many times?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the woman in town offer to do a favor for Jem and Spider?

2. What mistake does Jem make while buying a map?

3. What does Jem tell Mr. McNulty she wants to be when she grows up?

4. How are Jem and Spider forced to leave the stolen car?

5. Why does Jem carry guilt about the explosion?

6. What does Val say when she first meets Jem?

7. What makes the moment so awkward after Jem and Spider make love?

8. What does Val realize when Jem refuses to say she will take care of Spider?

9. What strange thing does Jem notice while at the Eye of London?

10. Why does Jem stop Spider from getting food in the wild?

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