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

2. In addition to Antonia, Jazz has another friend whose dad is a jerk. Who is Jazz's other friend with a bad dad?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Ram.
(c) Linda.
(d) Eeks.

3. Who tells Karen that Antonia's father is not dead?
(a) Mrs. Luther.
(b) Mrs. Marsh.
(c) Mrs. Bartoli.
(d) Dr. DiLeo.

4. What does Antonia say about a lie?
(a) That a lie will destroy you.
(b) That a lie can make you feel better.
(c) That once told, a lie can never be repeated.
(d) That once a lie gets going, it keeps going until you believe it yourself.

5. What kind of cake did Tillie help Jazz make for her mother?
(a) Angel food.
(b) Italian cream.
(c) White with strawberry icing.
(d) German chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonia think about the dress that Jazz is supposed to wear to the competition?

2. During the piano recital, when does Jazz play?

3. Tillie says their empty house feels like what?

4. When Antonia goes to visit her mother for the first time since she was hospitalized, what does Antonia take to give to her mother?

5. When Ram and Antonia are introduced, what does Ram say about Antonia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Marsh impact the lives of the Dillon children?

2. How does Antonia and her family get money to live on?

3. Why has Karen chosen to go into social work, and what is it about her that gives Antonia hope?

4. Why does Jazz feel guilty about her friends hearing her play?

5. How does Antonia describe her sense of isolation and loneliness after seeing her mother in the hospital?

6. Why does Jazz skip the competition and quit the piano?

7. What does Jazz say about the definition of a dream?

8. Discuss Jazz's dream.

9. What impact does Antonia's first visit to see her mother in the hospital have on her?

10. What is Gregoire's effect on Jazz?

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