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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Old Man do as the rescue workers bring Steven down the mountain?
(a) He clenches his jaw.
(b) He fights back tears.
(c) He hikes up the mountain to help.
(d) He paces and cries.

2. What makes Josie sad on Christmas?
(a) They don't have a big meal.
(b) She misses Beatrice.
(c) It didn't snow.
(d) There aren't lots of presents.

3. Who rescued Hollis when she was injured on the mountain?
(a) The Mustard Woman.
(b) Steven.
(c) Izzy.
(d) Beatrice.

4. Where does Hollis go after she leaves the Regans' home?
(a) Beatrice's house.
(b) The Stucco Woman's house.
(c) Josie's house.
(d) The Lemon Lady's house.

5. Why does Hollis refuse to go home with Mr. Regan?
(a) She wants to stay with Josie.
(b) She prefers to live in a bigger city.
(c) She wants to live in a family with more children.
(d) He will always blame Steven for taking her on the mountain.

6. Who is the social worker who tries to reconnect Hollis with the Regans?
(a) Emmy.
(b) Eva.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Ellen.

7. Hollis remembers that Steven once said that in modern times Santa Claus would come _________________ instead of a sleigh.
(a) in a Hummer.
(b) on a motorcycle.
(c) on a snowmobile.
(d) in a limousine.

8. Hollis wonders what the Old Man would think about ________________________.
(a) Josie's statues.
(b) her spending Christmas in his house.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) her new drawings.

9. Who was the person Hollis ran away from two weeks after what happened in Branches?
(a) The Lemon Lady.
(b) The Stucco Woman.
(c) The Brick Man.
(d) The Mustard Woman.

10. What is Hollis pleased to find in her bedroom of the Summer house?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her jewelry box.
(c) Her backpack.
(d) Her drawing box.

11. Which of the following is NOT something Hollis does when she and Josie get into the house?
(a) Builds a fire.
(b) Turns on the heat.
(c) Makes a phone call.
(d) Turns on the lights.

12. How does Hollis gain entrance into the Regans' Summer house?
(a) She has the code number.
(b) She breaks a window.
(c) She broke the lock on the door.
(d) She has a key.

13. Where does Josie want to go on Christmas?
(a) Skating.
(b) Church.
(c) Home.
(d) Sledding.

14. What does Josie give to Hollis for Christmas?
(a) A wood carving of a Christmas tree.
(b) Popcorn balls.
(c) Strings of cranberries for the tree.
(d) A tin of Izzy's hard candies.

15. What does Hollis decide to give to Josie as a Christmas gift?
(a) A DVD of "A Christmas Carol".
(b) A carving knife.
(c) Wood for her statues.
(d) A drawing of Beatrice and Josie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Steven go on the last day Hollis was with the family?

2. What does Hollis see in the shed that makes her cringe?

3. What had Steven been bringing to the Summer house?

4. Hollis worries that the fights between Steven and the Old Man are because of what?

5. What does Hollis hold to her face when it falls out of her pocket?

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