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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Jen and Jamila see each other at the Amateur Athletic Union during the summer, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) Clovis, New Mexico.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Houston, Texas.

2. When was the first class admitted into the Hampshire College?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1959.

3. How old was Kim Warner when her father left the family?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. Where did Jen Pariseau live with her family in 1992?
(a) Chester.
(b) Boston.
(c) Pelham.
(d) Willham.

5. How many colleges are there in the town of Amherst?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

6. What is the name of the team at the Amateur Athletic Union that Jen and Jamila played with?
(a) The Cathedral Bullets.
(b) The Central Mass Cougars.
(c) The Massachusetts Buffalo.
(d) The Northampton Blue Devils.

7. How many siblings does Rita Powell have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) One.

8. What is the name of the all-women's college in Northampton?
(a) Vassar.
(b) Smith.
(c) Williams.
(d) Brown.

9. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) "Losing."
(b) "Onions and Metal Nets."
(c) "Late Night When the Phone Rang."
(d) "Feel the Fire."

10. What is Kim Warner's mother's name?
(a) Sue Warner.
(b) Anne Teschner.
(c) Brenda Warner.
(d) Megan Cowens.

11. What does the author claim were the "drugs of choice in Amherst" in the 1980s in Chapter 3 (72)?
(a) Granola bars and kale salads.
(b) Cocaine and marijuana.
(c) Real estate and faith in the future.
(d) Heroin and cocaine.

12. Who did Rita describe as a funny girl that was one of her best friends at camp in her letter home in Chapter 3?
(a) Brenda Sepanek.
(b) Megan Cowens.
(c) Carol Gilligan.
(d) Anne Teschner.

13. When did the author graduate college?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1956.

14. What does Jamila's name supposedly mean in Arabic?
(a) Brave.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Fierce.
(d) Beautiful.

15. What had Lucia Maraniss loved to do all her life, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) Play guitar.
(b) Ballet dance.
(c) Draw.
(d) Play piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Kristin Marvin live with her family?

2. Who wrote In a Different Voice?

3. Where does the author describe Kristin Marvin as having a summer job in Chapter 4?

4. What was the school bus nicknamed by the Amherst Lady Hurricanes, according to the author in Chapter 1?

5. How tall is Kristin Marvin described as in Chapter 4?

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