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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 behavior does Jazz do that Antonia thinks is only appropriate until the age of two?
(a) Jazz sucks her thumb.
(b) Jazz wipes her nose on her sleeve.
(c) Jazz throws tantrums.
(d) Jazz sits on top of the table.

2. When Antonia feels like Jazz is not taking the peer counseling sessions seriously, Antonia says thats she has better things to do. What is she referring to?
(a) Homework.
(b) Swimming lessons.
(c) Seeing her boyfriend.
(d) Earning money.

3. Antonia's mother paid the electric bill, but how does she do it?
(a) She uses Antonia's savings to pay it.
(b) She finds $100 in the cookie jar and uses that to pay for it.
(c) She sells her wedding ring to pay it.
(d) She stands on the corner and begged for money to pay it.

4. According to Jazz, how do teachers feel about her?
(a) They ignore her.
(b) They hate her.
(c) They don't know her.
(d) They love her.

5. What does Jazz theorize happened to Shelley?
(a) Jazz theorizes that Shelley committed suicide.
(b) Jazz theorizes that Shelley was killed in a car accident.
(c) Jazz theorizes that Shelley was murdered.
(d) Jazz theorizes that Shalley starved to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Antonia hands in her homework to her math teacher, why is she embarrassed?

2. How does Jazz admit to feeling about her mother?

3. Why can Antonia not take a bus to get to her family when they are holed up after leaving home?

4. When Antonia arrives at the address that Jazz provides as her home address, what is Antonia's first thought?

5. What is Dr. DiLeo's advice to Antonia to improve the quality of the peer-counseling sessions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Antonia puts on Jazz's black lipstick?

2. Who is Shelly and what is her significance to the book?

3. Why is Mrs. Luther so impressed with Antonia?

4. Why is Mrs. Bartoli concerned about Antonia?

5. Why does Antonia continue to counsel Jazz even after she has told Dr. DiLeo for the second time that she cannot do it?

6. Why does Antonia not want Mrs. Luther to drive her home?

7. Why does Jazz hate her mother?

8. How does Jazz feel about her sister, Janey?

9. What is the significance of the smell of bacon and eggs to Antonia?

10. Why does Antonia tell Mrs. Luther that there is no one for her to call?

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