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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. Josie says that she wishes Hollis could ______________________.
(a) see herself like Josie sees her.
(b) call Beatrice.
(c) learn to drive.
(d) take her back home.

2. What name does Steven call Holly which makes the Old Man mad?
(a) Sister Loon.
(b) Sister Moon.
(c) Sister Crane.
(d) Sister Seaweed.

3. Why does Hollis know that she must call Beatrice?
(a) To tell her that Josie is ill.
(b) To enroll in her art class.
(c) To ask her to wire some money for them.
(d) To beg her to come home and stay with Josie.

4. What does Hollis pick to use for Christmas decorations?
(a) Holly.
(b) Branches.
(c) Boxwood.
(d) Evergreens.

5. What does Hollis see move on the opposite bank of the river?
(a) A bear.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A deer.
(d) A person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Hollis hear as she stands outside in the cold?

2. In Chapter 14, Hollis says that the Christmas decorations are _______________________.

3. Which of these factors is NOT something Hollis worries about for the trip with Josie?

4. What does Hollis tell Josie about why they must hurry and leave for their adventure?

5. Who tells Hollis to calm down in her mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hollis not ask Josie about the green sweater now hanging in the shed but which Hollis had left at the riverbank the day she saw someone on the opposite bank?

2. Describe Hollis' Twelfth Picture, A Mountain of Trouble, depicting the events of the truck accident on the mountain.

3. What things does Hollis say to the Regans in her head as she prepares for the escape trip with Josie?

4. To what does Hollis compare her worries of trying to fit into the Regan family?

5. Describe how Hollis quickly prepares for her escape trip with Josie.

6. How does the author show that someone knows that Hollis and Josie are staying at the Summer house?

7. How does Hollis feel when she sees Old Man's Mountain as they near the summer house, and what does she say to the Old Man in her head?

8. What item was Hollis sick about leaving behind when she had left the Regans' house and how does she feel when she realizes that it is still in her room?

9. What touching scene does Hollis create in her Ninth Picture, Izzy's Cake?

10. What clues does Hollis have that Steven is playing Santa Claus for her and Josie in the summer house?

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