Girl, Stolen

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

Multiple Choice

1. How does Cheyenne sense in Chapter 2 that Griffin is not going to hurt her?

A) He panics when he realizes she is in the car.

B) He says he can’t let her go “right now.”

C) He drives quickly without losing control.

D) He says, “Let’s talk,” after she attacks him. 

2. What does the following quote help readers to understand: “Doing something with electric saws out in the middle of nowhere. There can only be one place like this.”

A) Cheyenne has no idea of where she was taken.

B) Cheyenne is deeply afraid in this strange place.

C) Cheyenne will be able to return to this place.

Cheyenne will be able to identify where she was taken.

3. What can you infer about Cheyenne based on the following description: “She kept a mental tally of people who did favors for her, and she tried to keep the balance sheet even”?

A) She is sensitive.

B) DShe has a lot of friends.

C) She is good at math.

D) She is incompetent.

4. What sentiment does the tone in Cheyenne’s dialogue with Griffin about her accident, “I was screaming for my mom, feeling around with my good arm. All I could find was one of her shoes,” illustrate to the reader?

A) One of weakness

B) One of pity

C) One of perseverance

D) One of distrust

5. Which animal or human character is Griffin most like in Girl, Stolen?

A) Phantom, because Griffin defies the rules to save Cheyenne

B) Spencer, because Griffin is willing to die to save Cheyenne

C) Roy, because Griffin can’t help being like his father

D) TJ, because Griffin also needs to obey his father

6. How does Griffin’s motivation to keep Cheyenne safe influence the events leading up to him breaking his ankle?

A) He lies to TJ and Jimbo about having seen Cheyenne in the woods.

B) After Cheyenne hits his head, he decides to find her to get revenge.

C) After Cheyenne hits his head, he decides to find her before his dad does.

D) He encourages Cheyenne to take Duke to help her find her way to the road.

7. Which sentence from the story shows that Cheyenne and Griffin’s relationship has come full circle?                                  

A) “Cheyenne had decided not to mention who had kidnapped her, hoping it would help Griffin.”

B) “I was calling to wish you a Happy New Year.”

C) “I’m sure they would freak out if they knew we were talking.”

D) “They didn’t like to talk about how Cheyenne had done her best to kill Griffin.”

8. How do the flashbacks of Cheyenne’s accident and Griffin’s accident advance the connection between them?

A) The flashbacks explain how they both lost their mothers.

B) The flashbacks communicate how similar their fathers are.

C) The flashbacks relay how both Cheyenne and Griffin grew up.

D) The flashbacks depict a similar trauma each one suffered.

9. How is TJ’s opinion about Griffin’s broken ankle different from Jimbo’s?

A) TJ thinks they should call Roy and let him decide what to do.

B) TJ says he would treat a dog better than what Jimbo wants to do to Griffin.

C) TJ is indifferent about the situation because he is hurt that Jimbo wants to separate.

D) TJ insists they call an ambulance because he wants to help Griffin.

10. Which statement is the author most likely to agree with?

A) Being blind severely hinders your success in life.

B) A mother cares for you better than a father.

C) Leaving the keys in the car is a risky mistake.

D) A display of kindness can turn someone’s life around.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Cheyenne is without Phantom throughout her kidnapping. Explain how the absence of the dog affects the plot.

2. Throughout her experience being kidnapped, Cheyenne constantly asks herself questions like, “But if she couldn't see, how could she escape?” How does Henry's use of such questions pull the reader into the book?