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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Read the following sentence: "So stoic was his expression, so even his tone, so bland his smile that his moods were difficult to discern, but Roza was learning them. Based on the context, what does "discern" mean?
(a) Encourage.
(b) Distinguish.
(c) Intensify.
(d) Alter.

2. The narrator of the chapter titled "Lost" speaks from what narrative perspective?
(a) First person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

3. What was Sean talented at when he was younger, according to the narrator in "Good for You"?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Performing open heart surgery.
(d) Singing.

4. Which item that belongs to Petey does Finn sign in "Lost"?
(a) Her headband.
(b) Her yearbook.
(c) Her coffee mug.
(d) Her lipstick case.

5. What might it indicate about Mrs. Lonogan that she refers to the internet as the "World Wide Web"?
(a) She is extremely technologically savvy.
(b) She is not up-to-date with technology.
(c) She is against the use of technology.
(d) She is insightful and sensitive.

6. What does Roza use to break her fall in "Jump"?
(a) A tree.
(b) A growling dog.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A bed post.

7. How do Petey's classmates and the townspeople (except for her close friends) act toward her after the party she was at with the farm boy?
(a) Argumentative.
(b) Judgmental.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Accepting.

8. What does Mrs. Lonogan seem to assume about Finn and his mother?
(a) That Finn is just like his mother.
(b) That it is Finn's fault that she left.
(c) That Finn and his mother will never speak again.
(d) That Finn wants her to come back home.

9. What are Finn and Miguel being careful about in "Lost"?
(a) The flu.
(b) Wild pigs.
(c) 18-wheeler trucks.
(d) Barbed wire.

10. The phrase "piñata of bees" is an example of what literary device?
(a) Simile.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Hyperbole.

11. Why doesn't Roza leave the house as soon as the kidnapper leaves in "Run"?
(a) The man had politely requested that Roza stay there.
(b) The house is in the middle of a desert, so there is nowhere she could go.
(c) The doors to the outside and the windows will not open.
(d) Armed guards are standing watch outside the house.

12. Which word best describes how Finn feels in the unexpected encounter in "Lost"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Happy.

13. What does Miguel think Finn should do in "Showdown"?
(a) Stare at people more.
(b) Be an actor.
(c) Be less shy with girls.
(d) Fight him over Amber Hass.

14. Finn is most surprised that the horse being put in the barn was not heard by whom in "The Night Mare"?
(a) Charlie Valentine.
(b) Calamity.
(c) Petey.
(d) Sean.

15. This is a quote from "Showdown": "But Finn didn't want to hear what they had to say about Priscilla, because the weight of her gaze felt like a hand on his shoulder." What is this sentence an example of?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roza tuck in the folds of her gown in "Just Like the Rest of Us"?

2. What does Finn get from Charlie Valentine in "Roadkill"?

3. Which person does Amber Hass think is hot, according to the narrator in "Get Real"?

4. Which adjective best describes Roza's maid in "Storming the Castle"?

5. How did Finn and Sean's father, Hugh, die?

(see the answer keys)

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