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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 Frannie say was the point where the new boy proved he wasn't Jesus?
(a) When he hurt Trevor.
(b) When he started to cry.
(c) When he walked away from the fight.
(d) When he was eating candy.

2. What kind of shoes does Maribel have on?
(a) Dark blue high heels.
(b) Shiny platform boots.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Tennis shoes.

3. What does Frannie do when the new boy holds the door open for her?
(a) Lets him.
(b) Says 'no thank you'.
(c) Laughs and pushes him inside first.
(d) She takes the door and allows him to go first.

4. What does Frannie feel while she's sitting in Mama's lap?
(a) The fear that something will happen to the baby.
(b) The fear that something will happen to Mama.
(c) The fear of the coming changes.
(d) A foot kick at her.

5. What kind of store had been in the building that is now the church where Samantha's family attends?
(a) A candy story.
(b) A theater.
(c) A laundromat.
(d) A diner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frannie believe Samantha says this?

2. What is the last thing Frannie puts on her list?

3. What does Samantha say to the new boy when he comes running up to them?

4. What does Samantha do when she realizes Frannie sees the hole in her mitten?

5. What does Frannie say about the baby of the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between Frannie and the new boy about where he might have learned to sign.

2. What were the reactions of Trevor and Frannie after Ms. Johnson reads the poem about hope being a thing with feathers?

3. What does the new boy say about Trevor's need to be mean to others. What does Trevor do in chapter eighteen that's mean to Frannie and what is the reaction?

4. What is Frannie's response when Samantha says that Rayray was right when he said Jesus would not come to Price School?

5. What is the argument that happens between the new boy and Trevor that makes Trevor so angry?

6. What does Frannie say about the new boy hurting Trevor's feelings and what that proves?

7. What does Frannie say about her mother's rule regarding sugar and what does she do to break that rule? What are the consequences?

8. What does Sean explain to Frannie about the bridges and what they mean for his ability to talk to hearing girls?

9. What does Frannie decide to write about and what is her opening sentence?

10. Describe what happens when Trevor begins harassing the new boy again on Monday.

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