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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't the town in which Roza grew up have a name?
(a) Its name was taken away after a mass murder there.
(b) It was extremely small.
(c) The border of the town was in dispute.
(d) It was part of a larger city.

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

3. Who is Finn looking for in the crowd at the showdown in "Showdown"?
(a) Mrs. Lonogan.
(b) Roza.
(c) Amber Hass.
(d) Miguel.

4. Which girl does Bob hurt and take advantage of, according to the narrator in "Just Like the Rest of Us"?
(a) Roza.
(b) Didi.
(c) Honorata.
(d) Darla.

5. What had Roza been studying when she was in college?
(a) Botany.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Chemistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word best describes how Finn feels in the unexpected encounter in "Lost"?

2. Mel laughs and changes the subject when Petey says which word in "Get Real"?

3. What is Finn's reaction to Calamity being missing in "Sees the Fire"?

4. When he arrives at Petey's, how does Finn know which window to knock on to get her attention in "Sees the Fire"?

5. Which word best characterizes Roza's captor?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," when Petey says, "No one wants to be saddled with a name they don't like," how is that a clever play on words?

2. In the chapter entitled "Sees the Fire," what might it reveal about Finn that he is surprised when Sean tells Finn that he will be going to college soon?

3. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," what is Petey's opinion on college application essay questions?

4. In the chapter entitled "Good for You," what has happened to Sean that makes it hard for him not to despise everyone?

5. In the chapter entitled "Lost," why does Finn want to keep kissing Petey?

6. In the chapter entitled "Jump," what might it mean about the man who kidnapped Roza that the man who kidnapped her also would clean up after her?

7. In the chapter entitled "Lost," what details do we learn about Roza's kidnapper?

8. In the chapter entitled "Get Real," what are some of the similarities between Petey and Finn?

9. In the chapter entitled "Showdown," why might Priscilla Willis refer to Finn as "Spaceman"?

10. In the first chapter, entitled "The People of Bone Gap," what do we learn about Finn?

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