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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Perry tell Nyle?
(a) That she is eligible for a full scholarship to college.
(b) That he knows about the evacuees at the house.
(c) That she is the valdictorian of the class.
(d) That she can get into the new A & M college because of her grades.

2. What does Nyle think the kids believe about her and Ezra?
(a) That they are going together.
(b) That Ezra is her brother who has been living with her dad.
(c) That Ezra is new to the area.
(d) That they are cousins.

3. What does Nyle like?
(a) The smell of hay burning.
(b) The two of them holding hands.
(c) The crispness of the air.
(d) The smell of green wood burning.

4. Why doesn't Nyle and Gran celebrate Christmas this year?
(a) Because of the power plant accident and the Trents never do.
(b) Because they have no money.
(c) Because they think it's gotten too commercialized.
(d) They never celebrate Christmas.

5. Why does Nyle go onto the Powers' property?
(a) To make sure Tyrus is tied.
(b) It is bitter cold and Nyle was taking a shortcut.
(c) To ask Ripley something.
(d) To search for a sheep.

6. Who does Nyle talk about who was a carpenter?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Mr. Harris.
(d) Her father.

7. As Nyle is taking wood into her house, what does she spy?
(a) A robin on the chimney.
(b) A sheep that must have gotten out of the pasture.
(c) Someone in the driveway.
(d) The puppy chasing a cat.

8. What does Nyle do when she and Ezra are upstairs in Nyle's room?
(a) Play a game of chess.
(b) Listen to the radio.
(c) Watch TV
(d) Walk the detector around the room to prove there is no radioactive particles.

9. Who shows up while Nyle is still alone?
(a) Muncie.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Ripley.
(d) Shep.

10. Is the farm safe to inhabit?
(a) Yes because the government had a clean-up crew to remove any taint of radiation.
(b) No because if the plant blows again, it may be worse the next time.
(c) Yes because it was too far from the power plant to have radiation.
(d) No because of the radiation in the soil.

11. Where does Ezra go with Nyle?
(a) To her gramp's woodworking shop.
(b) To Muncie's house.
(c) To town and the mall.
(d) To check on the sheep and puppy.

12. Why does Ripley throw an ice ball at Nyle?
(a) He didn't know it had an icy core.
(b) He meant to hit Muncie but misses.
(c) He whated to show Nyle how accurate he could throw a snowball.
(d) For defending Muncie.

13. What does the puppy do on its second night with the sheep?
(a) Watches them as if he doesn't know what to do.
(b) Plays with a lamb.
(c) Chases them all over.
(d) Goes and gets warm among the herd.

14. What does Nyle pretend?
(a) That she is Ezra's girlfriend.
(b) To have a rock in her shoe so she has to lean over to avoid seeing the person in the driveway.
(c) That she does not see Muncie.
(d) That Ezra is staying for a long time.

15. What book does Ezra choose out of Nyle's collection?
(a) Mr. Wrinkle and the Science Experiment.
(b) Slake's Limbo.
(c) The Stand of the Mohicans.
(d) Hope in the Green Future.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nyle learn to cook?

2. What becomes easier for Ezra?

3. What does Nyle see when she spots Ezra throughout the day?

4. What happens after Nyle reads a paper to Ezra?

5. What is Muncie's response to the discussion?

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