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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how does Ma describe Mr. Neely?
(a) As being like a brother to her.
(b) As being against the village of Clifton.
(c) As being a level-headed journalist.
(d) As being a founding father of Clifton.

2. What startles Jessie in Chapter 10?
(a) Rainfall.
(b) A car horn.
(c) A truck's engine.
(d) A radio.

3. In Chapter 1, why does Ma tell Jessie to be careful?
(a) Because she finds money.
(b) Because she knows a secret.
(c) Because she trips.
(d) Because she is close to a sick person.

4. What historical town does Ma compare Clifton to?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Gettysburg.

5. What does Ma do before leaving the Bentons' house in Chapter 1?
(a) Says a prayer.
(b) Nails a sign to the door.
(c) Lights a small fire.
(d) Faints.

6. How does Jessie describe a toilet in Chapter 6?
(a) As a white chair.
(b) As a machine.
(c) As a scary seat.
(d) As a porcelain mystery.

7. In Chapter 10, why can't Jessie escape over the fence?
(a) Because the fence is electrocuted.
(b) Because there are cameras following her.
(c) Because she can't climb a fence.
(d) Because there is barbed wire on the fence.

8. Who says wives must be obedient to their husbands in Chapter 2?
(a) Pa.
(b) The minister.
(c) No one.
(d) Ma.

9. What is Jessie's mother's role in the village?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Midwife.
(d) Nurse.

10. Why do the middle school visitors to Clifton make fun of Clifton's school?
(a) Because of how they are dressed.
(b) Because of what they are learning.
(c) Because of the age of the teachers.
(d) Because of the languages they speak.

11. What does Jessie's dad do for a living?
(a) Woodsman.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Blacksmith.

12. What do visitors do with the haunted trees?
(a) They can record video from behind them.
(b) They chop them down.
(c) They stand inside them.
(d) They climb them.

13. Why is Jessie happy after using the bathroom at Clifton?
(a) Because she make a new friend.
(b) She isn't happy.
(c) Because she knows she is free.
(d) Because she mastered life in 1996.

14. In Chapter 11, what does the family in the car say to upset Jessie?
(a) That their trip was terrible.
(b) That they want to move to Clifton.
(c) That the guard's clothing is weird.
(d) That the residents of Clifton are strange.

15. Where do the men search for Jessie in Chapter 6?
(a) They don't search for Jessie.
(b) In the underground hallway.
(c) In the stage coach room.
(d) In the parking lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie get to look back at life in Clifton?

2. What wakes Jessie in "Chapter 1"?

3. In Chapter 7, what sounds confuses Jessie?

4. In Chapter 2, why doesn't Jessie throw her hairbrush at Hannah?

5. What did Ma do for a living before moving to Clifton?

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