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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 Madeline envision Olly making for dinner in "Perspectives"?
(a) Bagels.
(b) Toast.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Pickles.

2. What movie do Madeline and her mother watch on her birthday?
(a) Young Frankenstein.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) It's a Wonderful Life.
(d) Stand by Me.

3. In "Secrets," Madeline describes only staying up to IM with Olly for how late after her mother expresses worry that she's not sleeping enough?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

4. What type of cuisine is served at Madeline's home every Friday night?
(a) Mexican.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Greek.

5. Why has Olly climbed a wall in the sun room when Madeline is walking in, in "Olly"?
(a) To take down a cobweb.
(b) To examine the architecture.
(c) To look out a window.
(d) To inspect a banana plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Olly's sister?

2. For how long does Madeline say she has not left her house in "Scid Row"?

3. What does Olly's dad call him?

4. What kind of animal is described in the book Madeline is reading in "Life is Short"?

5. What is described as Carla's favorite band of all time in "Everything's a Risk"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Madeline's room described in "The White Room"?

2. What allusions does the author make to Alice in Wonderland in the novel?

3. How is the model described that Madeline has created in “Astronaut Ice Cream”?

4. What is Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease and what are its effects on a patient?

5. How is the process which one must go through in order to see Madeline in person described in the narrative?

6. What leads to Madeline's mother's revelation that Madeline has had physical contact with Olly?

7. How is the sun room in Madeline's house described?

8. How is “Neighborhood Watch” structured? What is revealed in this chapter?

9. What does the Bundt cake represent symbolically in the novel?

10. How does Madeline respond when Carla is fired?

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