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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. After leaving the bread truck and walking along the highway, what does Jessie question?
(a) If her Ma is safe.
(b) If the children are still sick.
(c) If she is strong enough to help Clifton.
(d) If she is real.

2. Why doesn't Jessie want to return to her room after watching television in Chapter 23?
(a) She wants more answers.
(b) She is afraid to be alone.
(c) She is ready to go home.
(d) She wants to return to her room.

3. Who makes Jessie go back to bed after watching television in Chapter 23?
(a) A nurse.
(b) An old man.
(c) Katie.
(d) A doctor.

4. What does Katie say Mr. Seward did when the Board of Health showed up at Clifton?
(a) He locked the door to his store.
(b) He pointed a gun at the school children.
(c) He ran out a secret gate.
(d) He burned down the doctor's office.

5. In Chapter 15, where does Jessie think she will have to walk?
(a) To Mr. Neely's.
(b) Across a highway.
(c) Back to Clifton.
(d) Into the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why does Mr. Neely tell a stranger on the phone that he may have to kill Jessie?

2. What does Jessie do when she sees a $20 bill in Chapter 13?

3. Who does Katie say helped the police break into the school house?

4. What does Ray assume Jessie is in Chapter 16?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 21, who is Jessie waiting for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jessie calls the health department in Chapter 20?

2. How does Jessie escape Mr. Neely's apartment?

3. Why is Jessie so angry at the end of Chapter 23?

4. Why does Jessie think of her cat after jumping out of a window?

5. In Chapters 17 and 18, what does Jessie overhear Mr. Neely say on the phone?

6. What happens the first time Jessie uses a phone?

7. What does Jessie tell Mr. Neely when she is finally able to call him?

8. Why does Mr. Neely give Jessie a glass of water when he first brings her to his apartment?

9. In Chapter 14, what do Jessie and the "fat man" talk about?

10. How does Jessie get out of the bread truck?

(see the answer keys)

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