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Running Out of Time Chapters 1-5

Click on the correct answer


 
1 What is the name of the town where Jessie and her family live?
Clinton
Clifton
Naperville
Grafton
2 What did the people of the village call Ma?
the midwife
the blacksmith
the tailor
the maid
3 How many children are in Jessie's family?
three
four
five
six
4 What disease does Jessie's sister Hannah have?
skin cancer
Parkinson's Disease
Polio
diptheria
5 What year do the people of Clifton think it is?
1996
1840
1770
1640
6 How are the tourists able to see the residents?
through periscopes
through mirrors
through cages
through computers
7 What year is it outside of Clifton?
1970
1840
1996
2001
8 What are some of the forbidden words in the village?
shut up & okay
please & thank you
yes & no
brat & fink
9 What does Jessie's ma tell her to tell her friends she is looking for after school?
clothes
spices
her sister
herbs
10 Why did Jessie get spanked when she was younger?
for sneaking extra food
for cheating in school
for going near the haunted tree
for telling a lie
11 Why did Jessie's ma want her to go to get Mr. Neeley?
He was an old friend and she wanted Jessie to meet him.
He would help the sick people in Clifton
He was her real father.
She wanted to see him in person because she had only seen pictures.
12 What clothes did Ma give Jessie to wear when she left the village?
jeans and t-shirt
her brother's clothes
Mrs. Tyndale's old clothes
her old gym uniform