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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. In Chapter 11, how old is Kya in 1956?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

2. In Chapter 17, what year does Jumpin' tell Kya that men are poking around asking about her?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1961.

3. In Chapter 22 after seeing Chase on the beach, how many times does Kya go to Jumpin's wharf in one week?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. In Chapter 2, who does Kya tell that it is her birthday?
(a) A gull.
(b) Mrs. Singletary.
(c) Her pa.
(d) A frog.

5. When do the events in the Prologue take place?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who does Mr. Lane think murdered Chase?

2. In Chapter 12, how many hours does Kya fish to get enough fish to smoke?

3. In Chapter 10, what does the sheriff think a little triangle might be?

4. In Chapter 19, how many days has it been since Chase's body was found?

5. In Chapter 18, how long of a boat ride does Tate have to see Kya?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how does Kya get back to her place when she takes out the boat and gets lost?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Kya see when she runs to the porch after hearing the screen door slap?

3. In Chapter 2, what advice does Jodie give Kya before he leaves?

4. In Chapter 14, what is learned from a lab report?

5. In Chapter 13, who bothers Kya?

6. In Chapter 22, when had Tate come back to see Kya, and why did he not speak to her?

7. In Chapter 18, why does Tate leave earlier than he planned for college?

8. In Chapter 10, what signs do the sheriff and his deputy find, and why are they not useful?

9. In Chapter 16, how did Jake and Maria meet and marry?

10. In Chapter 21, how does Kya feel as the years pass without Tate?

(see the answer keys)

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