View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Jem changed schools so many times?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She has failed them.
(c) She is looking for her mother.
(d) She has been kicked out of foster homes.

2. How does the man with the near death date die?
(a) He is mugged.
(b) He chokes.
(c) He is hit by a car.
(d) He has a heart attack.

3. Why is Spider so uncomfortable while driving?
(a) He doesn't know how.
(b) He is in a stolen car.
(c) He has feelings for Jem.
(d) He is sick.

4. Who goes with Jem when she follows the man with the near death date?
(a) Spider.
(b) Eva.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Val.

5. How does Jem feel when she is invited to a party?
(a) Scared.
(b) Happy.
(c) Upset.
(d) Relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Spider and Jem run when they are recognized at a gas station?

2. Who does Spider steal a car from?

3. Why does Jem cut her hair?

4. What does Spider call Jem when he learns of her power?

5. Who is Karen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jem feel partially guilty about her mother's death?

2. What idea does Jem wrestle with after saving Spider in the woods?

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

4. How does Jem feel after she destroys everything she owns, and why?

5. What special gift does Jem have?

6. Why does Jem not take up the offer of the woman in town who knows she is a run away?

7. Why does Jem say she never wants children?

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

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

10. What does Mr. McNulty say Jem will become in class one day, and why?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 741 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample