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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Phoebe's journal decorated?
(a) With stars and rainbows.
(b) With pictures of male models.
(c) A cartoon is drawn on it.
(d) It is plain.

2. What friend of Gram's didn't want her to marry Gramps?
(a) Regina.
(b) Florence.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Gloria.

3. What type of stories did Sal's mother enjoy reading?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Stories about cowboys and Indians.
(c) Mysteries.
(d) Stories about reincarnation.

4. What is the name of the boy from the river?
(a) Alex Cheevey.
(b) Tim Fleet.
(c) Tom Fleet.
(d) Tom Fleece.

5. What does Sergeant Bickle do when Phoebe presents evidence that her mother was kidnapped?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He shushes them.
(c) He twitches the corners of his mouth.
(d) He throws his hands in the air.

6. Who teaches Sal how to drive?
(a) Gramps.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Gran.

7. What is the real age of Phoebe's father?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Thirty-eight.

8. How long did Sal's father have his car?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 12 years.

9. What happened to Sal three weeks before her baby sibling was due?
(a) She broke her leg.
(b) She found money in the woods.
(c) She lost her mother's locket.
(d) She broke her arm.

10. What does Mrs. Winterbottom do after the Phoebe and Sal return home from school?
(a) Lock the doors.
(b) Cook dinner.
(c) Get a gun.
(d) Call the police.

11. Why is Sal unhappy about sightseeing in Madison?
(a) She does not think that her grandparents are taking enough time at each tourist spot.
(b) She does not like the atmosphere in Madison.
(c) She thinks that Madison is boring.
(d) She thinks they are not traveling fast enough.

12. How is the Finney household best described?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Secretive.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Tense.

13. The first day of school after her mother left, Phoebe's expression was?
(a) Cold and blank.
(b) A sealed, thin smile.
(c) Stoic.
(d) Suspicious.

14. What does Phoebe imagine that Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway may be doing?
(a) Disguising her husband's grave with a rhododendron.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Writing a mystery novel.

15. On what day of their trip do Sal and her grandparents reach Mount Rushmore?
(a) The sixth day.
(b) The third day.
(c) The second day.
(d) The fifth day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Phoebe tell the girls at school her mother went?

2. How many brothers does Mary Lou have?

3. When having dinner at Phoebe's, what food reminds Sal of her mother?

4. How would Phoebe's family best be described?

5. What object do the girls see Ben lift from the sidewalk?

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