A Smart Girl's Guide: Staying Home Alone. Dottie Raymer

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      Quiz

      ready or not?

      Are you calm in a crisis? Or do sticky situations catch you off guard?

      How you handle the unexpected will give you an idea of how

      comfortable you’ll feel by yourself. Take this quiz to find out.

      1. You and your mom are shopping for back-to-school clothes. You

      turn around to show your mom a shirt, and she’s not there! You . . .

      a. keep shopping. She’ll catch up with you sooner or later.

      b. stay where you are. It’s where she last saw you, so it’ll be the first

      place she’ll look when she discovers you’ve been separated.

      c. run through the store shouting, “Mom! Mom! Where are you?”

      2. You wake up in the middle of the night and see a strange shadow

      in the corner of your room. You . . .

      a. tell yourself it’s just your imagination, and go back to sleep.

      b. turn on the light to make sure it really is just your bathrobe

      on the back of your chair.

      c. call out to your parents.

      3. Everybody has been talking about the

      new giant slide at Water World. But nobody

      told you it was this giant! You . . .

      a. shout, “Let’s go for it!” and race to the top.

      b. say to a friend, “I’ll try it if you will.”

      c. tell your friends, “I’ll wait here. You go ahead.”

      4. Your big science report is due today, and you just realized

      you left it on your desk at home. You . . .

      a. say, “Oh, well, I wasn’t doing that great in science anyway.”

      b. tell your teacher what happened and ask her to help you

       figure out what to do.

      c. call your dad and ask him to go home and get the report

      for you.

      5. You’re washing your hands in the bathroom at school

      when the fire alarm goes off. You . . .

      a. finish washing your hands. It’s probably just a drill.

      b. go back to your (or the nearest) classroom

       immediately—dripping hands and all.

      c. run out of the building in a panic.

      6. Your dad is 15 minutes late picking you up

      from soccer practice. You . . .

      a. walk to the nearest store and buy a can of soda. At least you

       won’t die of thirst while you wait.

      b. stay at your pickup point and dig a book out of your back-

       pack to pass the time.

      c. worry that he forgot to pick you up and ask a friend’s mom

       for a ride.

      7. Your aunt gives you a new camera for your birthday. But you

      need to learn how to use it before you snap any pictures. You . . .

      a. toss aside the directions and figure out how to work it

       yourself.

      b. dive into the directions. If you have any questions, you’ll

       ask your mom.

      c. give the directions to your mom. Once she’s read them,

       she can teach you.

      Answers

       Daring Daisy

      If you answered mostly a’s, you’ve probably

      been feeling ready to stay home alone for a

      while now. You’re easygoing and feel sure you

      can handle any challenge that comes your

      way. But sometimes you may be too quick to

      respond. Slow down. Take some time to think

      before you act. Thinking things through will

      help you make good decisions on your own.

       Reliable Rose

      If you answered mostly b’s, you are capable

      and reliable—two great qualities! You’re

      probably ready to stay home by yourself,

      but you may still be feeling a little uncertain.

      Perhaps you’re worried that you’ll have too

      much responsibility, or that you’ll get lonely

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