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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sara do while she waits to hear what her father will say about Charlie's absence?
(a) Teases the dog.
(b) Eats her breakfast.
(c) Paces the porch.
(d) Looks for a map.

2. Where does Sara first hear public news of Charlie's disappearance?
(a) The bulletin board.
(b) The town newsletter.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The radio.

3. What does Sara think she can hear while she is on the top of the hill?
(a) Charlie crying.
(b) The beep of a truck.
(c) Her mother's voice.
(d) The whisper of the wind.

4. What were the boys teasing Charlie with when they took his watch?
(a) Paper.
(b) His schoolwork.
(c) Candy.
(d) Money.

5. Why does Sara grab Joe's arm when they are on the hill?
(a) To be near him.
(b) To get him to be quiet.
(c) To steady herself.
(d) To find some comfort.

6. Who is Willie talking to when Sara comes back from the lake?
(a) Sam.
(b) The police.
(c) Sara's mother.
(d) A friend.

7. What does Sara call all the things she has cried about earlier in the summer?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Young.
(c) Unimportant.
(d) Trivial.

8. How does Sara reply to the suggestion that they take a break?
(a) She refuses to.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She gladly accepts.
(d) She gets angry.

9. How did Sara break her nose?
(a) She fell off hte playground.
(b) She ran into a door.
(c) She got hit with a baseball.
(d) She was punched by an angry girl.

10. Where does Charlie picture himself just after waking up?
(a) In an old movie.
(b) Aunt Willie's treasure box.
(c) In a story book.
(d) The bottom of the ocean.

11. How often is Charlie's watch usually wound?
(a) Every morning.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Once a month.

12. What does Sara do when the person she thought stole Charlie's watch insists on helping her?
(a) She walks off alone.
(b) She gives them bad directions.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She begins to cry.

13. What does Joe do when Sara gets to the top of the hill?
(a) Rests.
(b) Hugs Sara while she cries.
(c) Sings for Sara.
(d) Yells with Sara.

14. Who does Sara run into as she is leaving her house after her father is called?
(a) Joe.
(b) Steve.
(c) Frank.
(d) Rob.

15. Who returned Charlie's watch to him?
(a) Mary's mother.
(b) Joe.
(c) Willie.
(d) The boys who took it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie sit on when he gives up on finding his way home?

2. What is Charlie in constant fear of?

3. What does Sara know Charlie would be doing if he wasn't lost when Joe suggests a break?

4. What does Sara do when she gets to the top of the hill?

5. How does Sara feel when she hears Joe's part in the chaos with Charlie's watch?

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