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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sara eat for breakfast after her aunt calls her father?
(a) Biscuits and Milk.
(b) Toast and Kool-aid.
(c) Fruit and lemonade.
(d) Cinnamon rolls and orange juice.

2. What does Joe give to Charlie to get him out of the ravine?
(a) His water bottle.
(b) His watch.
(c) A map.
(d) A pat on the back.

3. Where did Charlie wake up when Sara broke her nose?
(a) His bed.
(b) The couch.
(c) The hospital.
(d) His tent.

4. What overwhelms Sara when she gets to the top of the hill?
(a) The size of the forest.
(b) The dense woods.
(c) The beauty of the valley.
(d) The height.

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

6. What does Willie say will make Sara very sorry?
(a) When the police show up.
(b) When her father dies.
(c) When her father gets there.
(d) When she goes to bed without Charlie.

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

8. What does Sara do when she gets to the top of the hill?
(a) Takes a mental picture.
(b) Screams Charlie's name.
(c) Throws rocks down.
(d) Cries.

9. What does Charlie not do when he wakes up alone in the woods?
(a) Open his eyes.
(b) Keep walking.
(c) Call for help.
(d) Cry.

10. How does Sara feel as she runs towards the ravine?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Weak.
(c) Alarmed.
(d) Angry.

11. How does Sara feel when she gets out of the woods?
(a) Light and happy.
(b) Joyful and exhausted.
(c) Heavy and mature.
(d) Tired and alone.

12. What does Mary complain about most while she is searching for Charlie?
(a) The dirt.
(b) The dark.
(c) The cold.
(d) The heat.

13. What did the sign that Sara put on boy's back say?
(a) Dork.
(b) Fink.
(c) Thief.
(d) Kick Me.

14. Why does Joe want to climb a big strip mining hill?
(a) He thinks Charlie may be there.
(b) There are footprints at the base of the hill.
(c) So they can see down the valley.
(d) He wants to be alone with Sara.

15. What does Joe ask Sara to do with him the night after Charlie is found?
(a) Go to the party with him.
(b) Go on a walk to the lake with him.
(c) Let him come and get to know Charlie better.
(d) Go on a date with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe do to encourage Sara to the top of the hill?

2. What is Sara's father's name?

3. How long do Joe and Sara walk together until Joe suggests they take a break?

4. Why does Sara grab Joe's arm when they are on the hill?

5. What does Sara's father do on the weekends he comes to visit his children?

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