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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Phoebe suddenly back out of finding Mike?
(a) She cannot face him.
(b) She thinks he will get angry.
(c) She is afraid of him.
(d) She is too tired.

2. How long was Gramps' father gone when his friend questioned his whereabouts?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Six days.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six years.

3. About how old is the young man who rings Phoebe's doorbell?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seventeen.

4. How old did the man at the State Fair guess that Phoebe's father was?
(a) Fifty-two.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Thirty-eight.

5. What does Sal notice about her father in the garage when she returns home?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was lazy.
(c) He was laughing.
(d) He was crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sal's father describe Sal?

2. When Phoebe first meets Sal, what does Phoebe call her?

3. How old is Sal when the story begins?

4. How does Sal feel right after her mother leaves?

5. What is on Sal's desk at school shortly after school begins?

(see the answer key)

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