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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. What does Sexton slip on when his mother sends him out?
(a) A puddle.
(b) A scarf.
(c) Some garbage.
(d) Some plastic bags.

2. What purpose does Didi say her family served for her?
(a) They give her something to live for.
(b) They fill her with hope.
(c) They give her strength.
(d) They give her a way to fit in.

3. How does Sexton feel when he first meets Didi?
(a) Upset.
(b) Leery.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Happy.

4. How does Sexton feel when he is threatened?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Confused.

5. What month does this book start in?
(a) April.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy's last name?

2. What is the name of Sexton's mother?

3. Who do the girls bring to Hettie at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Mrs. Robbins first name?

5. What do people call Hettie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hettie think Sexton can show her where Didi is?

2. How does Sexton meet Didi?

3. What does Didi say about her family when Sexton comments on a picture of them?

4. What happens when Sexton leaves Didi's apartment?

5. What do the girls think Hettie is going to do with the bird they bring her?

6. What does Sexton say his mother is clueless about?

7. What does Sexton think is happening to Didi when she tells him who she is?

8. What does Hettie do when the girls get angry with her?

9. What brings Didi great joy when she gets to her apartment?

10. What does Mrs. Robbins say happened to Didi's family?

(see the answer keys)

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