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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jazz not want her friends to know she plays the piano?
(a) She is afraid they will think she is a loser.
(b) She is afraid they will spread rumors about her.
(c) She is afraid they will come to the competition to see her.
(d) She is afraid they will think she is a nerd.

2. What reason listed below is NOT a reason Jazz gives for being mean to her mother?
(a) Her mother hates Jazz's clothes.
(b) Her mother hates Jazz's hair.
(c) Her mother will not let Jazz have a dog.
(d) Her mother hates Jazz's friends -- except Antonia.

3. After Antonia has seen her mother in the hospital, what does she think about her mother's condition?
(a) Antonia thinks that her mother has made significant improvement.
(b) Antonia thinks that her mother has gained a lot of weight.
(c) Antonia thinks that her mother is well enough to come home.
(d) Antonia thinks that her mother is doped up like a zombie.

4. The foster parents to the DIllon kids, the Abeytas, have already raised how many children?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. Who does Antonia take her anger and frustration out on, while her mom is at the hospital?
(a) Karen.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Michael.
(d) Chuckie.

6. What does Tillie bake for the Dillon children?
(a) Snickerdoodle cookies.
(b) Double chocolate brownies.
(c) Cherry pie.
(d) Chocolate chip cookies.

7. After the recital, what event does Jazz invite Antonia to?
(a) Jazz's family's Thanksgiving dinner.
(b) Jazz's birthday swim party.
(c) Jazz's acceptance to Julliard.
(d) Jazz's bat mitzvah.

8. When Jazz's friends see her playing the piano, what does Jazz worry about them thinking?
(a) That she is not talented.
(b) That she is famous.
(c) That she is crazy.
(d) That she is a geek.

9. When Karen asks Antonia what she wanted to do for a career, what does Antonia reply?
(a) Antonia wants to open a construction company in honor of her father.
(b) Antonia wanted to be a doctor until she saw her mother in the hospital.
(c) Antonia wants to be an image consultant like her mother.
(d) Antonia wants to be a teacher, and possibly a college professor.

10. What is different about Antonia's bedroom when she goes back home after her mom returns from the hospital?
(a) There is an envelope on her dresser.
(b) There is a new bedspread on her bed.
(c) The furniture has been rearranged.
(d) The room has been freshly painted.

11. What did Jazz's mother do when Jazz and her friends were hanging out at Ram's shed?
(a) Jazz's mother called the police on them.
(b) Jazz's mother called for pizza delivery to the shed.
(c) Jazz's mother planned a surprise party for Jazz when she got home.
(d) Jazz's mother baked a big pan of cookies to take to them.

12. What color of hair does Jazz have at the piano recital?
(a) Pink.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

13. Why does Jazz say she is grounded?
(a) Because she quit piano.
(b) Because she talked too long on the phone.
(c) Because she cut holes in her jeans.
(d) Because she painted her lips black.

14. What does Antonia think about the dress that Jazz is supposed to wear to the competition?
(a) She hopes Jazz will give it to her.
(b) She thinks Jazz should burn it.
(c) She decides they can re-fashion it to make it more like Jazz's style.
(d) She imagines that it would be prettier in green.

15. What is the problem with Ram's mom?
(a) She smokes.
(b) She gambles.
(c) She beats Ram.
(d) She drinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonia's mom say when she sees the cake?

2. How does Antonia feel when she finds out that Jazz was counseling her?

3. What is the name of the author of Define Normal?

4. What award was Define Normal a finalist for?

5. Jazz jokes back with Antonia about her foster parents and asks if they make her eat a certain food. What is that food?

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