Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which is the most logical interpretation of the book’s characterization of Paine and his son versus its characterization of Dusty and his son?

A)Working in a family business can stunt a young person’s emotional growth.

B) Fathers influence sons more than their mothers do.

C) People who are greedy and unethical are more successful in business.

D) Children acquire their morals and behavior from their parents.

2. Over the course of the novel, which lesson does Paine most clearly learn?

A) Sometimes dramatic action is required to stop the powerful from abusing their power.

B) The natural environment has an almost unlimited ability to protect and heal itself.

C) Catching criminals is the business of law enforcement, not private citizens.

D) An adult should pay attention to their family’s needs and help shoulder the responsibility of running a household.

3. At which moment in the story does Paine seem to be truly ready to give up the fight against Dusty?

A) When he is sent back to jail

B) When Abbey goes missing

C) When he learns that Lice may have been murdered

D) When Donna threatens to divorce him

4. Which part of the story best shows the novel’s thematic concern with the fragility of the environment?