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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. How does Antonia feel when she finds out that Jazz was counseling her?
(a) Happy and overjoyed.
(b) Hurt and humiliated.
(c) Scared and uncertain.
(d) Violent and angry.

2. How does Antonia feel about going back to her own home when her mother is released from the hospital?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Ecstatic with no reservations.
(c) Happy but a little scared.
(d) Angry.

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

4. What does Antonia's mom say when she sees the cake?
(a) Antonia's mom says that she hates German chocolate cake.
(b) Antonia's mom says that they can have cake if they eat all their dinner.
(c) Antonia's mom says that they should go to McDonalds and then have cake.
(d) Antonia's mom says that they should eat dessert first.

5. What name does Jazz call Gregoire?
(a) Dork.
(b) Priss.
(c) Pig.
(d) Jerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Tillie and Luis Abeyta take the boys when Antonia claims to have a headache?

2. Who does Antonia take her anger and frustration out on, while her mom is at the hospital?

3. Jazz and her friends play a game where they make fun of "them." Who does "them" refer to?

4. Why did Dr. DiLeo tell Antonia that she was counseling Jazz?

5. What does Antonia say about a lie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Antonia defend her Dad's abandonment of the family?

4. Who is Ram and why is he important to the story?

5. Why does Jazz think Antonia might not want to be seen with her?

6. Explain why Antonia tells Jazz that her foster family are ugly, evil little gones who keep them locked up?

7. Explain Dr. DiLeo's pairing up of Antonia and Jazz. Who was counseling who and what was the ultimate result?

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

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

10. What was the last thing that Antonia's father said to her?

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