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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't the narrator want to go her grandparents' house for the summer?
(a) She won't see her family all summer.
(b) She won't see Beth all summer.
(c) She doesn't get along with her grandparents.
(d) Her grandparents' house is spooky at night.

2. How can narrator's father could best be described?
(a) Loving, but impatient.
(b) Cruel, but apologetic.
(c) Loving, but distant.
(d) Loud, but kindly.

3. Who does the main character run into while shopping with her grandmother?
(a) Gerta.
(b) Beth.
(c) Jill - a friend of her mother's.
(d) Jill - a girl she used to go to school with.

4. Why does the narrator reject Roger?
(a) She found out that Roger was spreading rumors about her.
(b) She's still angry that Roger rejected her earlier.
(c) She's ashamed of the things she's done recently.
(d) She doesn't have feelings for him anymore.

5. Why does the main character relate to Beth?
(a) They are in the same English class.
(b) They are both shy and intelligent.
(c) They are next-door neighbors.
(d) Beth is outgoing and funny.

6. What is the slang name Anonymous uses for a lifestyle of partying and drug use?
(a) "The place."
(b) "The party."
(c) "The scene."
(d) "The in-crowd."

7. What does the narrator call her parents?
(a) Mom and Pop.
(b) Mommy and Daddy.
(c) Mother and Father.
(d) Mom and Dad.

8. Why do the main character's parents start to lecture her in Part 3?
(a) She never cleans up after herself.
(b) She stops going to church.
(c) She never pays attention to her siblings.
(d) She's acting and dressing "like a hippie."

9. When do Chris and Anonymous decide to go home?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) New Year's.

10. Anonymous wants to lose her her virginity to Roger, because she fears if she doesn't:
(a) She'll be a virgin for the rest of her life.
(b) He won't see her anymore.
(c) She'll be the only one in the school who hasn't "gone all the way."
(d) He'll tell everyone she's a loser.

11. Which of the following words best describes the main character's experience at Christmas?
(a) Gloomy.
(b) Tense.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Cheerful.

12. What is the main problem in the main character's relationship with her father?
(a) He is too strict.
(b) He is at work most of the time.
(c) He argues with her mother.
(d) He hits her.

13. What do Anonymous and Chris's families believe is the reason that they ran away?
(a) They just wanted to be out on their own.
(b) They owed money to the wrong people.
(c) They met some boys that asked them to run away with them.
(d) They wanted to make their families upset.

14. What Beatles's song makes Alice upset in Part 4?
(a) "She's Leaving Home."
(b) "Eleanor Rigby."
(c) "Imagine."
(d) "Yesterday."

15. Why does Anonymous leave her first job in San Francisco?
(a) She is inspired by Chris's better job.
(b) She doesn't receive her paycheck when she is supposed to.
(c) Her boss doesn't treat her well.
(d) She gets fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator returns to school, why doesn't she spend time with Beth?

2. What is one reason that the narrator worries about moving?

3. Why is the main character somewhat excited about moving?

4. What do Chris and Anonymous dream of doing at the beginning of Part 4?

5. With whom does the main character have a date at the beginning of Part 3?

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