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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. What flavor does Sal detect in the kiss of all trees?
(a) Mint.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Maple.

2. After Mrs. Winterbottom left, Sal returned to find her father slumped over what?
(a) A new book.
(b) A chair.
(c) The stove.
(d) The photo album.

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

4. What was drawn inside the shape of the drawing that Sal thought was Phoebe's?
(a) A teardrop.
(b) A star.
(c) A heart.
(d) A triangle.

5. What color is the cardigan that Phoebe finds on the chair?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sal grow up?

2. At what site do Sal and her Gram stop after they leave Madison?

3. Both Phoebe and Sal rationalized that their mothers wouldn't leave without their favorite what?

4. To what state are Sal and her grandparents traveling?

5. How many brothers does Mary Lou have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sal notices that Phoebe and Prudence have "their own agendas" after their mother burns the brownies?

2. How does Sergeant Bickle react to Phoebe's evidence? Why do you think he reacts that way?

3. Why does Sal flinch every time someone touches her?

4. Describe the atmosphere in Madison, Wisconsin.

5. Why does the blackberry pie trigger a negative memory for Sal?

6. How does Sal's father respond to the news that Mrs. Winterbottom has left, and why is this important?

7. Why does Phoebe think that Margaret is a murderer?

8. How does Phoebe act at dinner with the Finneys? Why do you think she acted this way?

9. Why was the fact that Sugar cut her long hair important?

10. What evidence does Phoebe present to Sergeant Bickle as proof that her mother was kidnapped?

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